Wyclef Jean is supporting Black-owned businesses this Black Friday — and is encouraging others to do the same!

While speaking to PEOPLE ahead of the biggest shopping day of the year, the 51-year-old musician opened up about why it is more crucial now than ever to support these businesses, explained that Black-owned companies have reportedly closed at double the rate of white-owned ones amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "I think that it's important that we understand that and we really lend a hand and support them," he says.

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