Oct 5, 2021
Co-Founder of From Privilege to Progress, Michelle Saahene
went to grab a latte and work from a Starbucks in 2018. Two black
men walked into the coffee shop and asked to use the restroom. They
were denied since they hadn’t purchased any coffee. They took a
seat waiting for their business meeting to start, but were next
greeted by 8 police officers who arrested them….for not buying a
cup of coffee. Michelle didn’t know she was being filmed when she
called out the barista for calling the police for no reason at all
and she never expected that video to go viral and later create an
entire movement. Michelle’s story is all too common in what we see
going on in our nation and even though we were all talking about it
in 2020, the talk has quieted down. We need to keep having
conversations around racism, listening more and educating
ourselves.
Michelle Talks About
- The Starbucks Video That Went Viral
- Racism & Trauma
- Physical Reactions To Discomfort
- From Privilege To Progress
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