Our Story
The Shine Bright Story
The Shine Bright School is a global community of people committing to Black liberation. We provide a number of incredible resources and learning experiences to support people in their journey of pursuing Black liberation. The Shine Bright School believes in infusing our programs and community offerings with education, joy, imagination and practical application.
To move forward and truly embrace our humanity, we have to do the work. The work of Black Liberation is a daily and ongoing practice that must center the lives, perspectives, and needs of the most marginalized people; BLACK PEOPLE. That goal is what sparked the idea of creating the Shine bright School.
Then in May/June 2020, there was a surge of interest in the work of anti-racism for a finite moment and then it quickly fizzled out. This has been both disappointing and frustrating to watch and experience, so I decided to take that anger and put it into action with a challenge to redirect the conversation on Black liberation. I want this work to expand beyond my capacity and for there to be a community where folks who are committing to Black liberation can learn, and grow while building real and lasting connections that help us continue on this lifelong journey.
Meet the Founder
Educator. Author. Speaker.
Monique Melton is an educator, published author, content creator, international speaker, and host of the Shine Brighter Together podcast. She is also the founder of Shine Bright School which is a global community of people dedicated to doing the work from the inside out for our liberation.
The school offers education on topics such as anti-racism in the workplace, equitable business development, anti-racism parenting, inner work/personal growth, committing to anti-racism as a daily practice, and healthy relationships. She also provides support via consulting and public speaking. All of this is undergirded by her BA in social science with an emphasis in sociology & psychology and two years of graduate school education in Clinical Counseling from Johns Hopkins University.
Having been published in publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, NBC, and more, Monique has touched the lives of people all over the world.
She is a wife to her high-school sweetheart and a loving mother to two little ones. She is also a natural big, bold dreamer and a joyfully unapologetic Black woman who believes we shine brighter together.
Meet Our Guest Contributors
Whose in your community matters.
At the Shine Bright School, we are committed to supporting folks in their Black Liberation journey by providing opportunities to learn, unlearn and take action in doing this work. We absolutely love being in community and we value the experiences and expertise of folks from all over. That’s why you can expect to learn from guest facilitators on a variety of topics.
We know being in the RIGHT community is critical. To do this work, we need our communities to be safe and supportive. That means we need to ensure that we’re honoring the diversity that exists in our communities. That means we're resisting individualism which is rooted in white supremacy and focusing on community care. That means we’re committing to Black liberation, because we know it’s for everyone. That means we’re making sure to lift up the voices of those most marginalized.
