{"id":18753,"date":"2021-01-14T16:25:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theoklahomaeagle.net\/?p=18753"},"modified":"2021-01-14T16:25:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:25:12","slug":"black-woman-security-guard-placed-on-leave-after-defending-herself-against-maga-mob-raises-thousands-via-gofundme-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/2021\/01\/14\/black-woman-security-guard-placed-on-leave-after-defending-herself-against-maga-mob-raises-thousands-via-gofundme-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Woman Security Guard Placed On Leave After Defending Herself Against MAGA Mob Raises Thousands Via GoFundMe (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsone.com\/4076540\/black-woman-security-officer-raises-thousands-after-being-attacked-by-maga-mob\/?fbclid=IwAR16nfOjGIpnOkSeaSgaNPGiTB66wG028aczS52GIcEjMCl8WW0L3sknqwc\">www.newsone.com<\/a><br \/>\nBy\u00a0<a class=\"post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/newsone.com\/author\/cfraziernewsone\/\">Charise Frazier<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-meta__lead\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>To date Ashanti Smith, 28, raised close to $100,000 after she was placed on leave for defending herself against an angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nBy now the widely shared video of a Black woman security officer defending herself after she was hit by one of the angry pro-Trump extremists on Jan. 6, has made its rounds on social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\" data-plyr-embed-id=\"BfkH_52J-5A\" data-plyr-provider=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ashanti Smith Shares Her Side of The Story: Attacked at Capitol Hill Riots on Viral Video\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BfkH_52J-5A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>But the story behind the incident and the aftermath which has sorely affected the life of\u00a0<strong>Ashanti Smith<\/strong>, the security guard, highlights another example of how punishment is swiftly handed down for Black people in comparison to how violent white extremists are coddled.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1346696228323659776&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsone.com%2F4076540%2Fblack-woman-security-officer-raises-thousands-after-being-attacked-by-maga-mob%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1346696228323659776\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_211=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_219=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_220=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_221=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_222=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_223=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_225=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_228=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn the a white woman behind Smith attempts to reach over to grab Smith\u2019s phone, resulting in hitting her. After Smith strikes the woman, a man violently pushes her, and three other men drag her to the police line. As the angry mob continues to harass Smith, a woman comes from behind and pushes her into the police resulting in more violence. Smith is caught in the crowd who continues to push and is hit with pepper spray as police attempt to disarm the crowd.<br \/>\nThe woman who pushed Smith was identified as Anne Lorenz and was charged with assault along with Smith.<br \/>\nSmith recently launched a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/Help-Ashanti-Legal-Fees-Lost-of-Employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0and after she was placed on leave from her job due to the video\u2019s popularity on the internet. So far supporters have donated over $94,000 so that she can stay afloat with her bills and legal fees. In a description for the fundraiser Smith tells her side of what took place in Washington D.C.\u2019s Black Lives Matter Plaza where scores of the mob assembled inciting violence.<br \/>\n\u201cThe video makes me look like I am the aggressor, but it does not show what happened prior to my defending myself. People shoved me, tried to take my phone and keys, yelled racial epithets at me, and tried to remove my mask. I asked them to social distance and stay out of my personal space due to COVID 19. They refused, and I was afraid of being hurt and harmed. After being assaulted, I defended myself. I am now facing criminal charges along with being relieved from my employment pending an investigation.\u201d<br \/>\nIn an interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/women-charged-with-assault-after-black-special-police-officer-punched-white-trump-supporter\/2538035\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC Washington<\/a>\u00a0Smith gives further detail of what went on that day. \u201cIt was a large group of protesters coming down, and they were screaming racial slurs and screaming, \u2018F Antifa, F Antifa,\u2019\u201d Smith said.<br \/>\n\u201cThey didn\u2019t have masks, said Smith. \u201cThey proceed to try to take my mask off of my face. I was on Instagram live just to protect myself and also show everyone what was going on.\u201d<br \/>\nIn a serious plot twist, the daughter of the woman who assaulted Smith decided to reveal her mother\u2019s identity, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/daughter-helena-duke-shames-mother-punched-pro-trump-capitol-protest-washington-1560003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>\u00a0confirmed is named\u00a0<strong>Therese Duke<\/strong>.<br \/>\n18-year-old Massachusetts teen\u00a0<strong>Helena Duke<\/strong>\u00a0responded to a widely circulated video of the incident with, \u201chi mom remember the time you told me I shouldn\u2019t go to BLM protests bc they could get violent\u2026this you?\u201d She followed it up with photos proving that Duke is indeed her mom.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1347207831318106112&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsone.com%2F4076540%2Fblack-woman-security-officer-raises-thousands-after-being-attacked-by-maga-mob%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1347207831318106112\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_211=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_219=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_220=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_221=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_222=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_223=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_225=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2608623_228=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nIronically Duke told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/01\/08\/teen-shames-mom-who-got-punched-in-face-at-capitol-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>\u00a0she was made aware of her mother\u2019s whereabouts after she saw the video on social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\" data-plyr-embed-id=\"TSsR2RK7w5I\" data-plyr-provider=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This You? After Black Woman Punches Crazy A$$ Woman In The Face, Her daughter Shames Her On Twitter\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TSsR2RK7w5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe didn\u2019t give me any more information about it, she was very vague \u2026 When I found out about the Capitol being stormed, I looked at her location sharing and it had been off for two days, so I assumed in that moment, I was like, \u2018Oh my gosh, she might actually be there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ione-widget-container ione-widget-ionead\">\n<div id=\"ad-post-incontent3\" class=\"ad\" data-ad-id=\"post-incontent3\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-post-incontent3\" class=\"gpt-ad\" data-google-query-id=\"CN2Ui5Dpm-4CFQMGPwod3ZYH1Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4052\/no.home\/desktop\/news_9__container__\">\u201cAnd then the next day, my cousin shared a video of her getting punched in the face \u2026 by police after harassing them.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHer actions were appalling and I did not think she could possibly stoop this low,\u201d the 18-year-old told\u00a0Newsweek. \u201cI do find her participation in the insurrection extremely hypocritical as she has kicked me out of the house for attending BLM protests.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>www.newsone.com By\u00a0Charise Frazier &nbsp; To date Ashanti Smith, 28, raised close to $100,000 after she was placed on leave for defending herself against an angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6. &nbsp; By now the widely shared video of a Black woman security officer defending herself after she was hit by one of the angry pro-Trump&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,105],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-18753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18753"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=18753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}