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Educational Services

“Free Your Mind” Consulting, Training, & Workshops for corporations and institutions that are serious about participating in solving race/ism.

 
 

Participants will learn…

from the likes of Barbara and Karen Fields, James Baldwin, Alain Locke, Toni Morrison, bell hooks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. to deeply consider the history of both racism and the impact of “race” and race concepts today. Our practices are rooted in love and understanding, as opposed to alienation and misidentification. We cultivate and create safe spaces to do what can be difficult work.

 
 

You want to be “on the right side” of racism.

In other words, you want to be antiracist. Yet, you want to avoid upholding even unintentionally upholding the causes and effects of racism. You want to create a culture in the workplace that succeeds in uniting people across differences and celebrates actual differences. You want to be a change agent in the best possible ways.

 
 
 

Our TOGETHER training and workshops will help your employees unite with each other and align with your company’s core values and mission.

 
 
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Benefit 1: We are experts in business (people), non-profits (people), and education (knowledge and people).

 
 
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Benefit 2: We bring people together. We won’t further divide or alienate any group of people for any reason.

 
 
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Benefit 3: We help businesses identify and celebrate actual diversity, not perceived or presumed differences.

 
 
 
 
 
 

What Our Clients Say

“I cannot tell you, Sheena, how much I love & appreciate you in all of the most innocent & purest ways. You gave me the red pill. You did. You’re my Morpheus. You said, ‘Hey. I can put you on. But once I put you on, there isn’t any turning back.’ And I’m starting—I mean, it’s literally like the time we were together, we were on the Nebakanezer. Now, I’m going back into the Matrix, and I see it all for what it really is. And I see it everywhere. It’s not like I am necessarily looking for the boogieman everywhere, like most folks are, I’m looking for the racialization. I’m not looking at victims & the victimizations, so to speak. I’m looking for the manipulation & the division & the stirring up of emotions around the idea of all of this [race(ism)]. I see it more and more, even without trying to see it. Sheena Mason, you truly liberated my mind. If there isn’t anyone else who tells you that in your life if you don’t touch anyone else in your life with what you’re doing, you have touched me. You have changed my life. You have changed my mind. And I am forever and eternally grateful and thankful for you,” Ant Blair—TedTalk speaker, entrepreneur, author, & coach.

 
Educational Services Testimonials

“The readings changed how I see race(ism) operating within our society and how I use language so as to subvert racist systems and narratives.”

-Student, College of William & Mary

“One thing that Dr. Mason did that I have never had another educator do is create a safe space for learning. The content of this class is very intense, and at times very heavy, and especially in the political environment we are living in, everyone had a lot of questions. Dr. Mason created an atmosphere where people wanted to learn, and engaged in discussions that opened their minds up to so many different ways of thinking. Another one of her strengths was that above all else she encouraged learning. There weren't tests and quizzes that asked which author wrote what and other things like that, there were assignments that gave us room to be creative, express what we learned, and learn more through the process of completing the assignments. Dr. Mason encouraged creativity, which in turn promoted our learning.”

-Student, College of William & Mary

“Dr. Mason is wonderfully knowledgeable and passionate about liberating her students from racism (a concept that I had relatively little understanding of prior to enrolling in her course). She taught and challenged me so much (not just about civil rights and literature but about racism, how it functions in our modern–day society, and how to begin to overcome it). Overall, I loved Professor Mason's enthusiasm and her willingness to let her students truly create/take the reigns. Really amazing course.”

-Student, College of William & Mary

“I wish that we could keep Dr. Mason, as this is exactly the type of course William & Mary desperately needs. It really creates allies to BIPOC students on this PWI, and Dr. Mason structures the class incredibly well.”

-Student

“I will take what I have learned from this course with me into my future life and careers. I have a completely new and enlightened understanding of the world and how racism functions in our daily lives, and it has allowed me to start constructive conversations around me that are utterly necessary in these times.”

-Student, College of William & Mary

“Professor Mason is wonderfully knowledgeable and passionate about liberating her students from racism (a concept that I had relatively little understanding of prior to enrolling in her course). She taught and challenged me so much (not just about Civil Rights and literature but about racism, how it functions in our modern–day society, and how to begin to overcome it). I really enjoyed the small–group discussions that we did towards the beginning of the semester because they allowed me to get to know my classmates and feel like I had a strong voice. Overall, I loved Professor Mason's enthusiasm and her willingness to let her students truly create/take the reigns. Really amazing course.”

-Student

“Dr. Mason is an EXCELLENT teacher. The love and care she brings to the classroom is unlike any course I've taken in the English department thus–far. The fact that she was able to convey her passion for teaching under these strange conditions is a testament to her ability. I can say with complete certainty that this class has changed the way I view literature, not to mention the world. Dr. Mason was always available to talk outside of class and gave thoughtful feedback to every assignment we submitted, even sharing others' work with the class over email. The way the class was led encouraged engagement and added to the profound sense of responsibility that she views her students as having in the classroom and in the world. I expressed early in the semester that public speaking was difficult for me, and Dr. Mason gave me the opportunity to lead a class, something I would not have ventured to do on my own but an experience that I am so glad to have had. This class confirmed why I am an English major, and gave me a sense of what I want the world to look like.”

-Student

“Dr. Mason presented topics that made us want to engage and think deeper about our own perspectives. She forced me to confront myself, and I didn't even notice. I didn't feel exposed or alienated. I both wanted and needed this honesty.”

-Student, Howard University