You Got the Wrong Black Girl on the Right Day, Baby: Montana Woman Kicks Police Out of Her House; Black Twitter Rejoices

Knowledge is power, and clearly, Angela Whitehead of Billings, Montana, has plenty of both. Suggested Reading Who Are The People Closest to Diddy? A Look at All The Rapperโ€™s Former Assistants Chicago’s Mayor Claps Back at Trump Deeming the City the Next ICE Target Black Folks Have a Strong Reaction to Trump Dropping the U.S.…

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 itโ€™s the privacy of her own home and sheโ€™s 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 werenโ€™t prepared for the wrath of Educated Black Womanhood.

The Billings police officers, two white men, claimed they โ€œheard an argument,โ€ according to citizen-journalism site News Maven. Ms. Whitehead tells them thereโ€™s no problem; now leave. The cops refusedโ€ฆso 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.

โ€œWe heard an argument,โ€ the officer replies.

โ€œWe 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, โ€œNo. Because this is my home. And this is my property. And Iโ€™m telling you to leave my home,โ€ she says. โ€œThereโ€™s nothing going on here, and you are violating my rights, sweetheart.โ€

Instead of simply leaving, the officers violate the womanโ€™s rights by remaining in her home, now claiming they โ€œgot a call about an argument.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t care what you got,โ€ Angela yells. โ€œBecause if I hadnโ€™t just stepped outside to smoke a cigarette, this door would have been closed and your ass would have had to knockโ€ฆI donโ€™t care what he talking about; this is my house. I pay these bills. Are you crazy?...Now tell me that Iโ€™m fuckinโ€™ wrong; you canโ€™tโ€ฆYou 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:

https://twitter.com/Ojay_Did_it/status/1123925854466314240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/diastemaderrick/status/1124237951339237376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Others were more cautious in their support:

https://twitter.com/iDreemnculer/status/1124275650087534592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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Whitehead is later heard in the video saying, โ€œIโ€™m screaming because youโ€™re in my space; this is my home, this is where my kids live, how I know you wasnโ€™t coming up in here with a fuckinโ€™ gun, Black People Killer? How do I know that? I donโ€™t! So guess what, Iโ€™m aggressive. Iโ€™m being hostile, like you guys call us, because you done came up in my home!โ€

โ€œGo get my lease from downstairs,โ€ she instructs before turning her rage back to the police. โ€œLike I donโ€™t know my rightsโ€ฆyou got the wrong Black Girl on the right day, babyโ€”what do you want!โ€

After being thoroughly cursed out, shut up, and put down, the cops finally realized they couldnโ€™t handle that Whitehead smoke, so they left before Kevin came back with the lease papers.

โ€œAnd donโ€™t 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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