It’s time for everyone to invest in them, and not just during Black History Month.

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What is the future of Boston's Black-owned restaurants?
Restaurants are a major sector of Black-owned businesses lost to the pandemic. Because of a past lack of capital, they were less likely to be able to shoulder the costs of moving online, adopting takeout models, and other necessary pivots, says Henry McKoy, a professor at NC Central University and UNC-Chapel Hill’s business schools.

We don’t have to look far to see this in action. The stories of Black restaurant owners weathering the pandemic illustrate and illuminate the research.

“We’ve been closed since March. It’s not working,” says Royal C. Smith, owner of District 7 Tavern in Roxbury.

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