The Root; Published By: Kalyn Womack
A 21-year-old hairstylist poured her savings into buying land in North Carolina to place three school buses she would use to provide mobile hair services. However, according to The Guardian, her dream came to a hard stop after being racially harassed and having her property vandalized with obscenities.
Angel Pittman didn’t just fund her dream but every Black woman’s dream: a hair salon that will travel to you. In September 2022, she spent the bulk of her savings on three school buses and unrestricted land near a trailer park in Rowan County which is home to sundown towns. Unfortunately, sundown towns, home to white racists who are violently unwelcoming to Black visitors, still exist well beyond the Jim Crow Era.
Once,l Pittman caught the vibe one white neighbor asked her, “Why are you guys here? Are y’all looking for shade?” the report says. That sounds a lot like, “You lost, boy?” to me.
Pittman told reporters the man suddenly erected a Confederate flag in his yard and painted swastikas on his trailer. Things escalated from inquiring about her presence to being ordered to “get them f*cking buses off his lawn” while he sat outside with a gun. Then, she posted a TikTok that went viral showing her buses with the windows busted and covered in vulgar graffiti including “bitch,” “f*ck you” and the N-word. Read more
