I moved to the US from Kenya. I never fully realized I was Black until I had a son

(CNN) I was cradling my newborn son one night in November 2016 when I suddenly began to sob. Something had dawned on me that filled me with fear.

I was the mother of a Black son in America.

I was born in Kenya and moved to the US after high school to attend college. I have long felt a conflict between my race and my nationality.