Knowledge is power, and clearly, Angela Whitehead of Billings, Montana, has plenty of both.
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Ms. Whitehead was minding her business in her own home, doing whatever it is she felt like, because itโs the privacy of her own home and sheโs entitled to peace of mind and security. But when cops barged into her home through an open door, without a warrant, and tried to make her business their business, they werenโt prepared for the wrath of Educated Black Womanhood.
The Billings police officers, two white men, claimed they โheard an argument,โ according to citizen-journalism site News Maven. Ms. Whitehead tells them thereโs no problem; now leave. The cops refusedโฆso then Angela. Goes. Awf.ย
With cellphone cameras rolling, Whitehead explains she did not give the officer permission to enter; nor do they have a warrant.
โWe heard an argument,โ the officer replies.
โWe had an argument,โ the man recording on the couch (presumably Kevin) says.
Whitehead cuts Kevin off from explaining anything further, and continues to confront the officers, โNo. Because this is my home. And this is my property. And Iโm telling you to leave my home,โ she says. โThereโs nothing going on here, and you are violating my rights, sweetheart.โ
Instead of simply leaving, the officers violate the womanโs rights by remaining in her home, now claiming they โgot a call about an argument.โ
โI donโt care what you got,โ Angela yells. โBecause if I hadnโt just stepped outside to smoke a cigarette, this door would have been closed and your ass would have had to knockโฆI donโt care what he talking about; this is my house. I pay these bills. Are you crazy?...Now tell me that Iโm fuckinโ wrong; you canโtโฆYou do not come in my home without permission. Period.โ
The video has been viewed over two million times on Twitter as of Sunday, and Black Twitter has been showering the woman with praise for holding down her house:
Others were more cautious in their support:
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Whitehead is later heard in the video saying, โIโm screaming because youโre in my space; this is my home, this is where my kids live, how I know you wasnโt coming up in here with a fuckinโ gun, Black People Killer? How do I know that? I donโt! So guess what, Iโm aggressive. Iโm being hostile, like you guys call us, because you done came up in my home!โ
โGo get my lease from downstairs,โ she instructs before turning her rage back to the police. โLike I donโt know my rightsโฆyou got the wrong Black Girl on the right day, babyโwhat do you want!โ
After being thoroughly cursed out, shut up, and put down, the cops finally realized they couldnโt handle that Whitehead smoke, so they left before Kevin came back with the lease papers.
โAnd donโt ever do that again, thank youuu,โ Angela sang sweetly as she closed the door to her house; the icing on the colonizer-killer cake.
Ms. Angela Whitehead, we salute you.
Correction: Sept. 19, 2019, 7:35 p.m. ET: This story has been edited to add fuller sourcing.
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