The short answer is no! It’s the city that creates the discrimination. If a black person owns a restaurant that serves only food, they may be successful. But if they serve alcohol, that’s where the problem starts. In cities in southwest Virginia, such as Danville, Martinsville, or Roanoke, it appears that these cities make it very difficult for a black person to own a restaurant to serve alcohol. There is a sigma that these places will attract violence, even gang hangouts. It is discriminatory that one race attracts violence, and there are many white-owned restaurants that have had a series of violent incidents. Many city police departments try to deter black-owned businesses from getting ABC licenses. If you look closely at the rejection rate of ABC licenses to black-owned businesses, you won’t be surprised. The sale of alcohol at any restaurant generates revenue alongside food. That may be the difference between a restaurant’s success and failure.