Narrator and point of view

The short story "The African-American Special" by Jason Reynolds is told from the point of view of a first-person narrator who is a bartender. The story follows a conversation between the narrator and a regular customer called Frank Fortune as they discuss the issue of race and gentrification in the United States. 

The narrator's thoughts and feelings are revealed through his interactions with Fortune, and his comments about the younger generation of black people: 

‘That's from having ...