The Inventory

Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture.

8/7/19

11:15 AM

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Black Excellence8/7/19

Black Excellence8/7/19

Paying Tribute to a 'National Treasure': How We Remember Toni Morrison

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7/29/19

1:30 PM

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Family Matters7/29/19

Family Matters7/29/19

Like a Mother: With a New Column and Coast, Writer-Activist Jamilah Lemieux Talks Progressive Parenting

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5/8/19

1:30 PM

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Social Media5/8/19

Social Media5/8/19

Ava DuVernay Ain't Feelin' How Game of Thrones Treated a 'Sista'

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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4/15/19

9:00 AM

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Television4/15/19

Television4/15/19

Lena Waithe Heads West, Cast in Season 3 of Westworld

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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3/29/19

12:30 PM

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Book Review3/29/19

Book Review3/29/19

10 Unbiased, Impartial and Very Good Reasons Why You Should Buy Damon's Memoir, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

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3/26/19

12:05 PM

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Race Matters3/26/19

Race Matters3/26/19

A Word: How We Fight White Supremacy Reminds Us That ‘We’ Have the Power

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3/25/19

9:00 AM

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Us Broke a Big Box Office Record—Consider It the Umpteenth Reminder that Black Narratives Are Marketable

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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3/11/19

9:26 AM

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The Root Reviews3/11/19

The Root Reviews3/11/19

What About Us?

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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2/6/19

9:15 AM

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28 Days of Literary Blackness With VSB | Day 6: Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur

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2/4/19

1:49 PM

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28 Days of Literary Blackness With VSB | Day 4: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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2/3/19

10:56 AM

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28 Days of Literary Blackness With VSB | Day 3: Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class by Lawrence Otis Graham

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2/2/19

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28 Days of Literary Blackness With VSB | Day 2: Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

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2/1/19

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28 Days of Literary Blackness With VSB | Day 1: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

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1/31/19

1:00 PM

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Television1/31/19

Television1/31/19

OWN Debuts Trailer for Tarell Alvin McCraney's David Makes Man, Which Was the Best Pitch Oprah Ever Heard

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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12/25/18

9:12 AM

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Once You See Jordan Peele's Us Trailer, You'll Never Hear 'I Got 5 On It' The Same Way Again

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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11/16/18

2:20 PM

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Business11/16/18

Business11/16/18

Michelle Obama's Memoir Is Becoming an Instant Bestseller

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11/14/18

10:52 AM

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The Root 10011/14/18

The Root 10011/14/18

The Hangover: We've Finally Recovered from The Root 100 Gala (and Gee, Did We Clean Up Nice)

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10/29/18

9:08 AM

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Glow Up Goddess10/29/18

Glow Up Goddess10/29/18

In Memoriam: For Colored Girls Who Grew Up on Ntozake Shange

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10/28/18

3:37 PM

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Culture10/28/18

Culture10/28/18

Telling Untold Stories: Playwright and Performer Dael Orlandersmith Gets Under Our Skin

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6/3/18

8:30 AM

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It's Lit!6/3/18

It's Lit!6/3/18

The Inheritance

Lori D. Johnson

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