"To be Young, Gifted, and Black"

What does it mean to be "Young, Gifted and Black"? The first two words are quite explainable, but what about the end of it? Does being black naturally come with the thought that one is going to live in the south or in the "Ghetto" as explained in the text? Maybe it means that we're thought of as less?
Maybe it means to be trendsetter, to do something that no one else will do. Maybe it means that they will begin something that hasn't been done, like Martin Luther King. The author's family lived in a white neighborhood where they were subjected to horrible curses, degrading and other such abuses because of race. This wasn't common in this time and though the family probably struggled, it helped them be stronger and really understand the world around them.
What does it mean to be black? Maybe it means being loved by family, feeling a closeness without having to say any words? Maybe it means being able to express love without having to be affectionate? Like when the author's family was sick and was fed soup and had Vick's rub on their body to keep them better. It wasn't until the death of their father that the children experienced the love of their mother in hugs and it felt extremely weird. They were close without the affection and continued to be close without it.
Maybe being black means playing games without needing money-making the best of what they had like playing "Miss Mary Mack" or hopscotch or other children games like that and just enjoying their friends and family in the street like the author and her siblings.
Or maybe all these components make up an American-Trendsetter, enjoying the free things in life, showing appreciation for the country and it's components without physical show. Maybe being black and being an American are closely related and color and ethnicity are only components to make America the country it is.