The Inventory

Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture.

7/1/19

12:00 PM

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The Case for Washcloths: Why White People Need to Wash Their Damn Legs

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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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3/19/19

3:45 PM

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Everything You Need to Know About What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker, Explained

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2/28/19

10:36 AM

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28 Days of Literary Blackness with VSB, Day 28: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young

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9/17/18

12:07 PM

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Television9/17/18

Television9/17/18

Terence Nance and Damon Young on Random Acts of Flyness, Intentional Acts of Blackness, and the Beauty of Lotion

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7/25/18

12:00 PM

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Black Excellence7/25/18

Black Excellence7/25/18

What It Looks Like When the Whole Team's Winning

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7/24/18

5:44 PM

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10 Quick Things About What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, an Upcoming Memoir in Essays From Damon Young

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7/24/18

4:39 PM

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The Root Packs the House for Very Smart Brothas' and The Glow Up's Boss Moves Event in Washington, D.C.

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7/11/18

10:37 AM

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Business7/11/18

Business7/11/18

10 Personal Reflections a Year After Becoming Part of The Root

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2/6/18

11:52 AM

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The Root Video2/6/18

The Root Video2/6/18

Watch: Ever Wonder What Was in a Hotep Starter Kit?

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1/2/18

8:50 AM

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If You’re Reading This, Thank You for Everything (and Also for Reading This)

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9/25/17

2:30 PM

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It’s Funny How 1 Title Can Fuck Up the Game: Thoughts on the Response to Damon’s Piece About Black Men

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8/3/17

9:00 AM

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Procter & Gamble Release an Ad About ‘the Talk,’ and White People Respond With the Wettest, Saltiest, Stupidest White Tears Ever

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7/7/17

12:00 PM

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The Root Is Gaining 2 Very Smart Brothas

Danielle C. Belton

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2/3/17

1:56 PM

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Watch: A ‘Very Smart Brotha’ Breaks Down Darth Becky and Being the Blackest Thing on the Internet Since Marvin Gaye’s ‘Thigh Meats’

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1/3/17

4:19 PM

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2016 Sucked For A Lot Of People. Damon Young Is Not One Of Them.

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11/17/16

6:15 AM

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Watch: Melanin on Fleek at The Root 100

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4/29/15

4:47 PM

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Damon, VSB Profiled In Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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