vega, as you may know, if you aren't Black, saying "You folks" to Black people is a definite no no.

Example "What do you folks want anyway?"-asked during the Civil Right period {and beyond?}

This "What do you folks want anyway?"phrase has so much negative, patronizing, "prove you" are worthy of rights baggage...

And I'd also suggest that people refrain from addressing African Americans you don't know by their first names without their prior permission...