Podcast appearances and mentions of melissa depino

Michelle Saahene's life took a major turn in 2018, when she was one of the women responsible for the viral video of two Black men arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks for not buying coffee. The incident inspired her to co-found From Privilege to Progress—a growing national movement to amplify Black voices, desegregate the public conversation about race, and inspire others to #showup against racism. More than 500,000 people now follow From Privilege to Progress on Instagram, and along with co-founder Melissa DePino, Michelle has spoken on Jada Pinkett Smith's Red Table Talk, The Today Show, and NPR's Radio Times among many other media outlets, major corporations, and universities. In this inspiring and intimate episode, Michelle reveals her secrets for creating a life driven by purpose and passion, and how she continues to rock it as a leading voice for racial justice.In this episode, you'll hear:[2:26] Why Michelle believes she manifested her life as an activist[3:17] How she overcame overwhelming terror to raise her voice while witnessing racial discrimination in a Philadelphia Starbucks[6:50] Michelle's family legacy of leadership in Ghana[7:36] Her experience as the only Black girl in her central Pennsylvania school[11:23] Why the explosive growth of From Privilege to Progress gives her hope[13:43] Her fateful “divine collaboration” with co-founder Melissa DePino[16:10] How she and Melissa bring uniquely feminine energy to the anti-racism conversation—and why she doesn't shy away from crying onstage[20:57] What it was like sitting next to Jada Pinkett Smith onstage[26:20] Michelle's one tip to ROCK ITLinks from the episode: Michelle's website: https://michellesaahene.com/ Michelle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellesaahene/ From Privilege to Progress website: https://fromprivilegetoprogress.org/From Privilege to Progress on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privtoprog/ Join the SHE ROCKED IT Rockstar Network:SHE ROCKED IT is a podcast and virtual community dedicated to raising the volume on women's voices. We believe that when women listen to, learn from, and lift one another up, we can ALL soar to greater heights. We invite you to join our ROCKSTAR NETWORK of creative, courageous women:Subscribe to our podcast and leave a reviewSign up for our email list at www.sherockedit.com Join us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sherockedit 

In this week's interview we were lucky enough to speak with Melissa DePino and Michelle Saahene, two incredible women who have been desegregating the conversation about race and racism through their project From Privilege to Progress, which has become a national movement that calls on white allies to #ShowUp against racism and social injustice by understanding and using their privilege to speak out, share and amplify the voices of people of color. If you want to be informed and inspired, listen in to hear about the traumatic experience that brought Michelle and Melissa together back in 2018, what we can do to keep these important conversations going, why voting matters and how we can talk to our kids about racism and engage them to be allies.For more information about From Privilege to Progress, click here: http://bit.ly/catandnatfromprivtoprogblogTune in Tuesdays & Fridays for a new #MOMTRUTHS podcast and every Thursday for a new Cocktails & Convos interview!Join us for Late Night Live on Thursday nights @ 8pm EST: https://catandnat.ca/late-night-liveGet personalized videos from us on Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/catandnatCheck out our 6-to-Teen parenting community for important conversations and expert advice: https://bitly.com/6-to-teen-parenting-groupSign up for our Mastermind program or take advantage of any of our business courses here: https://catandnat.ca/businessCome hang with us over on instagram.com/catandnat all day long.And follow us on tiktok.com/@catandnatofficial! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today’s episode, Amanda talks to Melissa DePino and Michelle Saahene, the women responsible for the viral video of two black men unjustly arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks. DePino and Saahene became fast friends and began Privilege To Progress, a national movement to desegregate the public conversation about race. DePino and Saahene explain why they decided to start an anti-racism movement with a relative stranger. They offer advice for how we can grow our understanding of each other’s experiences without creating more distance between us and the concept of “white identity development.” Finally, they explain how to productively use social media to promote anti-racism and share why they are still disappointed in Starbucks’ “efforts” at diversity and inclusion. RoboKiller: Stop spam calls 2020. Head to robokiller.com/sup on your mobile device now to download the app and get RoboKiller free for 7 days.  Sunbasket: Right now, Sun Basket is offering $35 off your order when you go to SunBasket.com/SUP and enter promo code SUP at checkout.

We’re going to sound incredibly ignorant to some of you - but we strongly believe in being fully transparent and honest. We have been ignorant. We have had rose colored glasses on - or maybe just no glasses on because we weren’t SEEING what we were hearing. Racism. The black communty has been screaming it still exists. We never really knew what side to believe so we just moved on with life.  UNTIL WE WATCHED THE VIDEO OF GEORGE FLOYD.  We have a lot to learn about racism in our country, and we WANT to do better. We want to educate ourselves as much as we can for the sake of our family, friends, and community as well as for our kiddos.  On the podcast today, we are ​honored​ to have with us two AMAZING ladies, Melissa DePino and Michele Saahene. They met in 2018 in a Philadelphia Starbucks after having witnessed and stood up to racism. Together they started From Privilege to Progress, a national movement to desegregate the public conversation about race. They lead the way for anti-racism by learning, speaking, and amplifying the voice of people of color on social media. Welcome, Melissa and Michele!  Show Notes:    02:34 - Jamie says thank you to frans for all of their support through this 4th trimester! 06:53 - Jamie shares that she has been trying to spend time educating herself in order that they can teach their kids how to speak out against racism. 08:10 - Jamie shares that she was searching online for how to speak out against racism and she came upon a Forbes article and liked the article so much she wanted to have the ladies on the podcast! 10:27 - Michele shares how she and Melissa first met at Starbucks and how they joined together against racism after witnessing racial discrimination against two black guys who would not buy coffee. 16:46 - Michele talks about confronting the Starbucks barista. 22:48 - Melissa shares that it is important to talk about the moment that you find out you are white - for Jamie and Doug it was when they saw the video of George Floyd; at that point now that their lens gets cleansed, now is the time to relearn everything you knew and try to understand others. 24:14 - We have to look within ourselves and make changes but also work towards systemic change. The ladies share that policing was based on white supremacy. They were originally slave patrol. That is still going on today!  25:24 - In order to understand, we have to LISTEN. 27:58 - Michele and Melissa talk about what we can do to stand up against racism. Even just interrupting conversations and ask people to reflect on what they are saying.  30:27 - Michele shares that she didn’t learn anything about her people growing up - education is the #1 thing to do to understand about the black communities! 32:58 - Jamie encourages listeners to start trying to make a stand! You can be a part of the change by checking yourself when you are with others.  34:20 - Jamie shares that she doesn’t believe all white people are bad, all cops are bad, all black people are bad, she just believes there can be a bad apple in the bunch and it takes the rest to help filter that bad apple out! 37:03 - Next week on the podcast, YouTube star and teen momma, Yasmyn Switzer!    Be the change! Educate yourselves so you can be GOOD apples! We love you guys!    From Privilege to Progress Instagram: @privtoprog Website: ​www.fromprivilegetoprogress.org Forbes Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/07/03/how-to-speak-up-when-you-witness-discriminatio n/#29dca4057c53 13th on Netflix - ​https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5895028/ Scene on Radio - Seen White - ​https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/ 

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about President Donald Trump's criticism of Congressman Elijah Cummings and Baltimore. Were the President's comments racist? Or were they right? Melissa DePino, co-founder of Privilege to Progress joined Charles Gallagher, a professor at LaSalle University, Rev. William A Brawner from Power and Raynard Jackson, a conservative columnist and Republican political consultant in a heated discussion. The newsmaker of the week is Roz Pichardo, founder of Operation Save Our City.   The changemaker of the week is ICNA Relief.  Razin Karu, Outreach Coordinator, is guest. 

Somehow we've made it to the end of one of the most ridiculous years ever! JSC Radio has grown by leaps and bounds since the start of the year and it's time once again to take a look back in this Super-Sized Year End Episode at some of the things that made JSC so damn great in 2018: *Michigan State University's protection and enabling of Larry Nassar has scarred us all. *The Perils of being a Black Journalist are real *The Philadelphia Eagles Won the Damn Super Bowl *Jazmine Duke and Her Dad tore down the house *Brittany Noble told her story and rattled cages in Dixie *Michelle Saahene & Melissa DePino describe how the Starbucks video went viral. *Bill Cosby is a trash human *Mauro Ranallo is a National Treasure *Jay recounts his scariest #WhileBlack experience Thank you for supporting me in 2018. Let's Build this even more in 2019. JSC Radio is on YouTube!!! Check it out here: bit.ly/jsctube Cop Illingsworth's album "You're No Fun" now. Order now on Bandcamp & Apple Music: mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/youre-no-fun Check out "Unknown Key", the new EP from Ossim Jones at soundcloud.com/ossimjones/sets/unknown-key Be sure to drop a 5-Star Rating & Review on Apple Podcasts, AudioBoom, and Google Play and be sure to follow the show NOW on Spotify, RadioPublic, TuneIn, PlayerFM, & iHeartRadio.

Watch the video here. In conversation with John Timpane Elizabeth LaBan is the author of The Restaurant Critic's Wife, The Tragedy Paper, and The Grandparents Handbook. She teaches fiction writing at the University of Pennsylvania and her work has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Newsday, and The Times-Picayune, among other publications. A former high school English teacher in Camden, New Jersey, Melissa DePino is the founder and editorial director of Leapfrog Group, a branding and marketing firm for nonprofits. Pretty Little World tells the story of three families who tear down the walls between each other's Philadelphia row homes and are forced to reimagine their relationships.  (recorded 2/27/2017)

The 80th Episode of the People's Podcast gets raw and real about Race. Simple and Plain. In this landmark, super-sized episode, Jay tells the story of his first experiences of Driving #WhileBlack, and talks about the perils of Living #WhileBlack. Then, we talk to the two women responsible for this year's most importantly viral video. Michelle Saahene and Melissa DePino are the reason the infamous Philly Starbucks video went nuclear back in April and they sit down to tell their story. (Interview begins at the 34:00 mark) Including: How the incident unfolded in front of them, how the video brought them together, Michelle's first experiences with racism in Central PA, when Melissa discovered her White Privilege, and why the two have teamed up to check people's privilege. Plus, Melissa has a special message for the MAGA crowd. Support From Privilege to Progress at https://www.facebook.com/fromprivilegetoprogress/ Check out Jay's other #WhileBlack Story here: bit.ly/jaywhileblack Support Ossim Jones at @ossimjones Support Doc Illingsworth at illingsworks.com Be sure to drop a 5-Star Rating & Review on iTunes, AudioBoom, and Google Play and be sure to follow the show NOW on Spotify & iHeartRadio.

Melissa Depino was in that Starbucks when Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson were arrested. She saw the whole thing, before and after the video. This is her story. Living through this has changed her. Let me know what you think. Twitter: @Toure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Loraine Ballard Morrill has an in depth conversation with Melissa DePino, the woman whose viral video of two black men being arrested at a Starbucks ignited a national conversation about bias both implicit and explicit.

SEPTA will end token sales on April 30 at all Authority-operated locations, as more customers transition from legacy fare products to the SEPTA Key. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with SEPTA Chief Officer of Revenue Operations, Leslie Hickman about how the SEPTA Key works, where to get it and the advantages of using it.Loraine chats with Katie Edwards, Social Media Director for the Clean Air Council about the threat to clean air under the Trump administration and what citizens can do about it.And Loraine has a conversation with Melissa DePino, the woman whose viral video of two black men being arrested at a Starbucks ignited a national conversation about bias both implicit and explicit.

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