For some white people, the phrases 'Black-owned' or 'First Black' are trigger words. They view the terms as 'divisive' or 'reverse racism.' As Issa Rae says, I'm rooting for everybody and everything Black. Black pride, Black culture, Black aesthetic, and Black art. Black Afrocentrism, Pro-Black, Black business, Black Lives Matter, and I could go on. … Continued

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