It was "Negro," then "black," then "African-American" then whatever it is today. It is designed so that no one will ever be anything other than racist.
Time to stop playing their games.
I always called them by their names. I grew up in the South. No one seemed to have issues.
>At some point the streets (for them) will not be safe.
That's great because it looks like between now and then, the streets might not be so safe for us.