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Michelle Saahene
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How White Supremacy Ruined a Friendship, and the Lessons You Can Learn to Build Deeper Connections

Two days ago on Instagram, I shared an experience with a former friend, and it said this: That post got more engagement than any other post I have ever posted on Instagram. I shared it to help other people understand the impact on ones relationships when one refuses to…

White Privilege

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How White Supremacy Ruined a Friendship, and the Lessons You Can Learn to Build Deeper Connections
How White Supremacy Ruined a Friendship, and the Lessons You Can Learn to Build Deeper Connections
White Privilege

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Jun 13, 2022

How to Move On After a Betrayal

I want to offer this to anyone who feels they have been betrayed. You can choose to see it as a turning point to level up your life. You can choose to see it as a valuable lesson rather than a burden. You can use it to help you make…

Betrayal

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Betrayal

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Nov 22, 2021

Why I’m No Longer Just Going to Talk About Race — Because I Never Have

I’ve been struggling to define myself and what I do for a while now. I’ve succumb to the social pressure. I was sure of my goals in 2018 before my actions went viral and I was labeled as an anti-racist activist. I would find my name in online magazines under…

Self-awareness

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Why I’m No Longer Just Going to Talk About Race — Because I Never Have
Why I’m No Longer Just Going to Talk About Race — Because I Never Have
Self-awareness

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Apr 29, 2021

What I (Used to) Have in Common with Senator Tim Scott — and Why Black People Too Should be Anti-Racist

I used to get called an “Oreo” regularly. It’s an offensive term that a lot of white people don’t realize is offensive. It means that a person can look Black on the outside, but on the inside everything about the person is white cultured — speech, dress, where you live…

Anti Racism

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What I (Used to) Have in Common with Senator Tim Scott — and Why Black People Too Should be…
What I (Used to) Have in Common with Senator Tim Scott — and Why Black People Too Should be…
Anti Racism

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Feb 12, 2020

Finding Privilege in Black Skin

Cynthia Erivo, stunning and talented Nigerian-British actress was the only actor nominated for an Oscar in 2020 who was not white. It reminded me of the interview I did in 2018 in the Philly inquirer about the tension between Black Americans and Black immigrants when Ms. Erivo she was chosen…

Privilege

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Privilege

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Aug 29, 2019

A White Girl Slid Into My DMs

…and I encourage more to do the same! — It’s to be expected that strangers will direct message you when you become a public activist or figure. I enjoy the dialogue, and I’m more than happy to have conversations about race relations with anyone with an open mind. One direct message on Instagram in particular left a lasting impression…

Racism

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A White Girl Slid Into My DMs
A White Girl Slid Into My DMs
Racism

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Jul 9, 2019

Mermaids Aren’t Real, But the Racism Is

I’m 32, and I’ve never grown up with a Black Disney Princess — The past several days my timelines have been flooded with racism towards Disney’s decision to cast a Black girl, Halle Bailey, as Ariel the mermaid. That decision instantly set of anger and rage from an alarming amount of white women…over a mermaid. It’s as if they are tying Ariel to…

Disney

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Mermaids Aren’t Real, But the Racism Is
Mermaids Aren’t Real, But the Racism Is
Disney

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May 21, 2019

It’s Been a Year Since Starbucks and I Can Finally Write

I was the first woman who spoke up in April 2018 when a Starbucks manager in Philadelphia called the police because two black men were waiting to meet a business associate (before buying anything). “Starbucks” happened over a year ago. This is the first time I’m writing publicly about more…

Racism

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What Took Me So Long to Write
What Took Me So Long to Write
Racism

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Michelle Saahene

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