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Through her traumatic and abusive childhood, Sheena Mason found her safe haven in school and literature. Her thirst for knowledge and escape led her down the path of consuming all she could on race, liberation, resistance, African-American history, psychology, and more. Ultimately, she came up with the Theory of Racelessness, an educational consulting and coaching company where people go to free themselves from racism.<\/p>\n

Listen to this episode on Spotify<\/a> or Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Connect with Jackie<\/a> and Sheena<\/a> on Linkedin.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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