It concerns only space. It expands faster than it was before and now we have to find the reason why. Currently, we believe the inflation occurs because of the dark energy, but it remains to be a mystery o_O.
It's a very interesting question because no one really knows the answer. We can rely on the mathematical calculations but can't be sure that the laws work the same way we think they should. Anyway, according to the latest observations, a black hole:nb) can simply spit you out (as it is sometimes...