when keeping it real goes wrong
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High School Principal Suspended After Suggesting Kobe Bryant Deserved to Die
Here at The Root, we keep trying to warn white folks that freedom of speech doesn’t equate to freedom from consequences; but be it an ass-whooping, a vicious Twitter dragging, or a one-way trip to the unemployment line, they remain resolute on jeopardizing their quality of life—and occasionally their jaw. And in the latest example…
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When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Georgia Woman Faces Charges After Viral HIV Video
In what may be a case of “when keeping it real goes wrong,” an Americus, Ga., woman is in hot water after authorities say a ploy to get even with all the men she felt had done her wrong apparently went awry. According to the Washington Post, Brandi Yakeima Lasiter decided to take revenge on…
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Doin’ It for the—Reality TV? Black Ink Crew: Chicago Stars Hit With Suit Charging They Really Jumped Somebody
A case of when keeping it real goes wrong? The “real” in this case is reality TV. The potential wrong? Well, according to a lawsuit filed by a gentleman named Ronnie Spates, the stars of reality TV’s Black Ink Crew: Chicago really beat his ass at a party for their show. Spates claims he “suffered…
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Never Go Full Hotep: Indiana Nurse Posts Racist Rant, Loses Job
An Indiana nurse was on some advanced-level Hotepery when she reportedly tweeted, “Every white woman raises a detriment to society when they raise a son. Someone with the HIGHEST propensity to be a terrorist, rapist, racist, killer, and domestic violence all star. Historically every son you had should be sacrificed to the wolves Bitch.” Ouch.…