Presumably,the word 'cap' (in this context) was originally used by a single person. If young (non-black) people stole it from black people, then black people st

Presumably,the word 'cap' (in this context) was originally used by a single person. If young (non-black) people stole it from black people, then black people stole it from that person. But I don't think it makes sense to describe using a word as 'theft'.