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Black-owned businesses are finding new opportunities in today’s justice movement

“In the past, we would never post the fact that we were a Black-owned business,” says one executive. “History has taught us that it can be a liability. But now we are now in a fortunate position.”

Yvonne Blake,  owner of Hakim's Bookstore & Gift Shop at 210 S 52nd Street, says she has seen more interest in books about Black history and social justice, especially from white customers.
Yvonne Blake, owner of Hakim's Bookstore & Gift Shop at 210 S 52nd Street, says she has seen more interest in books about Black history and social justice, especially from white customers.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer