G.I.F.T. report: KC's Black-owned business are much more than restaurants

As the Black Lives Matter movement swelled over the summer, a number of social media campaigns encouraged the public to support Black-owned businesses. The lists Brandon Calloway saw circulating emphasized restaurants. "Supporting Black businesses is great, but if the support of Black businesses is just buying food at a Black restaurant, that's not a deep and intentional support of Black businesses," said Calloway, executive director of Kansas City nonprofit Generating Income For Tomorrow (G.I.F.T.). The…