The year 2020 has made a lot of people realize the power of loss, but Michael B. Jordan is learning to turn negatives into positives. In a post shared Friday (November 27) on Instagram, the actor and recently named the “Sexiest Man Alive” by PEOPLE, wrote that struggles can be …
Read More »Barack Obama Surprises Chicago High School Students
President Barack Obama recently surprised hundreds of high school students in Chicago by unexpectedly joining a Zoom call to announce free access to his new memoir A Promised Land. According to a video posted by Chicago Public Schools, on Monday afternoon (November 23), Obama joined Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO of …
Read More »Michael Jordan Donates $2 Million From his Documentary ‘The Last Dance’ to Feeding America
Arguably the world’s greatest basketball player, Charlotte Hornets owner and former Chicago Bulls legend, Michael Jordan, has scored again! The NBA Hall of Famer has made a $2 million donation to Feeding America to assist in its mission to help end hunger. The organization posted about Jordan’s latest contribution on …
Read More »Here Are All the Black Friday 2020 Self-Care Deals To Get You Through the Holiday Season
Holiday 2020Holiday 2020Whether you’re celebrating with your loved ones in person or from a distance, The Inventory staff is dedicated to spreading holiday cheer with the top gifts to ring in the season—and maybe a few good deals to snatch up for yourself. It’s okay, your secret’s safe with us. …
Read More »What It’s Like To Prep For Tyler Perry’s Series ‘Ruthless’
Tyler Perry Studios has taken on a new story plot that centers around life inside a Black cult in his latest series, Tyler Perry’s Ruthless. The drama-thriller series is a spin-off from the BET original series The Oval and grapples with the Rakudushis and their jarring practices displayed on their …
Read More »Bay Area Rapper Lil Yase Dead at 25, Reportedly Killed in Shooting
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Read More »Macy’s Faces Backlash After Calling Zeta Phi Beta Sorority a ‘Diverse Dance Group’ during Thanksgiving Day Parade
When you’re not in tune with your team on what is going on, things can go awry. Department store Macy’s found that out this week when the Twitter account of the famed store sent out a Twitter post describing a Black Greek group at their annual Thanksgiving parade as a …
Read More »Steve McQueen's Lovers Rock Authentically Captures the Joyful Resilience of the Black Diaspora
Screenshot: Amazon Prime Video/YouTube When I went to London for the first time, I thought it was Jamaica. As a nine-year-old born and raised on the Caribbean island, I thought of the UK in terms of what I’d seen on TV and read in the literature books set in Britain …
Read More »Stacey Abrams To Throw ‘Rock The Runoff’ Concert
Stacey Abrams and her Fair Fight organization are reportedly enlisting numerous big named artists for a virtual concert ahead of Georgia’s upcoming runoff election. According to Billboard, John Legend, Common, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and Georgia-based groups Earthgang and Indigo Girls are slated to perform at the …
Read More »Faizon Love Sues Universal For Racial Discrimination For Omitting Black Couple From ‘Couples Retreat’ Publicity Posters
The seeds of racism were planted in Hollywood many years ago, but it still bears the fruit of it today. According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Faizon Love has filed a lawsuit against Universal for leaving him and his “wife” co-star Kali Hawk off posters promoting the 2009 movie, “Couples …
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