To find a black-owned restaurant near you, try using the Eat Okra app, which lists 2,600 black-owned restaurants, bakeries, cafes, food trucks, bars and wineries across the U.S.

With the swell of support has come a surge of popularity in black-owned business directory apps and new ways to support small black-owned businesses during this time.

Google Maps can help you find Black-owned restaurants near you. Angela Lang/CNET For more on Black History Month, here's a list of some impactful and uplifting movies you can watch .