The Inventory

Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture.

7/7/19

2:04 PM

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Starbucks Apologizes for Making Cops Leave Because Customer ‘Did Not Feel Safe’

Michael Harriot

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6/28/19

7:30 PM

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Politics6/28/19

Politics6/28/19

Biden Defends Record on Race Before a Black Audience at Rainbow-PUSH Convention

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4/17/19

5:00 PM

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Mom Says Arizona Teacher Had Class Shame Black 9-Year-Old to Teach a Very Important History Lesson on Racism

Michael Harriot

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4/4/19

1:00 PM

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Taraji P. Henson Brings Ann Atwater's Activism to Life in The Best of Enemies

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1/15/19

11:40 AM

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Education1/15/19

Education1/15/19

New York City’s Afrocentric Schools Get More Love as Segregation Increases Nationwide

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11/26/18

3:44 PM

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Opinion11/26/18

Opinion11/26/18

‘More Racist than Ferguson’: Hoover, Ala., and the Inevitable Death of Emantic Bradford Jr.

Michael Harriot

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11/19/18

6:32 PM

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The Root Video11/19/18

The Root Video11/19/18

Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen on What Has Changed Since the Civil Rights Movement and Jim Crow

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8/6/18

3:47 PM

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Race Matters8/6/18

Race Matters8/6/18

Intense Segregation Is Returning to Boston's Public Schools, Report Finds

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7/31/18

10:43 AM

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J. Kenneth Lee, Who Was Among the 1st Black Students to Attend UNC at Chapel Hill, Dead at 94

Breanna Edwards

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7/2/18

12:57 PM

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Private School for Rich Kids Announces Plans to Segregate Students By Race

Michael Harriot

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2/13/18

5:33 PM

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Court Rules Alabama Town’s School Segregation Too Racist ... Even for Alabama

Michael Harriot

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1/3/18

8:16 AM

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LeRoy Frasier, Black Student Who Helped Desegregate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dead at 80

Breanna Edwards

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11/15/17

8:00 PM

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Zendaya to Produce, Star in Thriller About a Black Woman Passing as White Near the Start of the 20th Century

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9/7/17

10:49 AM

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The Story of Rosa Parks’ Detroit Home Reveals Hard Truths About Her Life in the ‘Northern Promised Land That Wasn’t’

Jeanne Theoharis

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5/24/17

8:21 AM

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Miss. Sued Over Unequal Education for Black Students

Breanna Edwards

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4/28/17

1:39 PM

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Judge Allows White Ala. Town to Return to Segregation

Michael Harriot

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4/26/17

8:00 AM

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White Fla. Principal Requests Segregation of White Students so They Can Feel Comfortable

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4/1/17

10:34 AM

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Brilliant Legal Pioneer and Influential Black Republican William T. Coleman Dies at 96

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12/12/16

8:17 AM

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The Movement12/12/16

The Movement12/12/16

Former Va. African-American Schoolhouse Honored With Historic Marker

Breanna Edwards

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8/14/16

10:21 AM

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Mayhem Erupts as Milwaukee Police Kill Black Man

Angela Bronner Helm

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