The Inventory

Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture.

8/20/19

5:00 PM

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Entertainment8/20/19

Entertainment8/20/19

Lee Daniels Is Giving Back and Moving Artists Forward With a New Creative Workshop

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7/17/19

10:45 PM

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In the Klutch: Top Sports Agent and LeBron Homie Rich Paul Takes His Talents—and His NBA Clientele—to Hollywood in Major Deal With United Talent Agency

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7/2/19

11:00 AM

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Terry Crews Gets Candid on Porn Addiction: 'I Knew I Had to Change'

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6/13/19

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Cuba Gooding Jr. Arrested and Charged With Groping Woman at an NYC Bar

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6/12/19

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Cuba Gooding Jr. to Turn Himself in to NYPD for Allegedly Groping a Woman at a Bar

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6/7/19

10:30 AM

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Reproductive Justice6/7/19

Reproductive Justice6/7/19

Spike Lee on Filming in Georgia After Abortion Ban: 'They Got to Shut It Down'

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6/4/19

8:15 PM

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Reproductive Justice6/4/19

Reproductive Justice6/4/19

Stacey Abrams Calls on Hollywood to #StayAndFight About Georgia Abortion Rights Instead of Boycotting

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5/28/19

11:30 PM

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Entertainment5/28/19

Entertainment5/28/19

Nah, Fam: Regina Hall Nixes Whitney Houston Drug Joke in Her Show Black Monday

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5/23/19

10:30 PM

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$44 Million Civil Settlement Reportedly in Works in Harvey Weinstein Case

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5/10/19

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After Georgia Passes Restrictive Anti-Abortion Bill, Film Companies Vow to Bounce Productions to Other States

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2/22/19

1:13 PM

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Black Excellence2/22/19

Black Excellence2/22/19

As Awards Season Wraps Up, the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards Honor Our Magic

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2/21/19

3:19 PM

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Unpack That2/21/19

Unpack That2/21/19

Hollywood Has a Problem With Inclusion and These Celebrities Are Trying to Solve It

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1/9/19

10:19 AM

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Entertainment1/9/19

Entertainment1/9/19

So, About That Black Panther Joke at the 2019 Golden Globes...

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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12/11/18

6:42 PM

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Entertainment12/11/18

Entertainment12/11/18

Oscars Now Considering Host-less Show After Offering Job to Single, Solitary Straight Male

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12/5/18

10:00 AM

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Entertainment12/5/18

Entertainment12/5/18

Kevin Hart to Host 2019 Oscars Because He Really Does Have Every Single Job Ever

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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11/22/18

9:40 AM

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Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower Are Calling It Quits

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8/28/18

4:15 PM

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9 Things I Learned (and One Thing I Didn't) From Robert Townsend's Fun and Informative Documentary, The Making of The Five Heartbeats

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6/8/18

10:43 AM

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The Root Video6/8/18

The Root Video6/8/18

An Ode to Scamming and NYC: Rapper Awkwafina on the Diversity and Strength of Ocean’s 8

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5/18/18

12:08 AM

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Is Making Star Wars’ Lando Calrissian ‘Pansexual’ an Assault on Black Manhood? Maybe, but Not in the Way You Think

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4/7/18

9:30 AM

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The Root Video4/7/18

The Root Video4/7/18

Watch: What It’s Like to Be a Black Woman in Hollywood

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