Collective People Power

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Tyne

Year Participated

2021

Organizational Affiliation

The Afiya Center

College/University

Southern Methodist University

Academic Cconcentration

Human Rights and Theatre with a minor in Public Policy and International Affairs

Location

Houston, TX

About

Tyne Dickson is a junior majoring in Human Rights and Theatre with a minor in Public Policy and International Affairs as a Tower Scholar. She is a young activist most interested in the mass collective of grassroots. She is from Houston, Texas. At SMU, she is an RA in Upper Division Housing, the founder and leader of a BLM @ SMU team, and a Soror of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc., and an Engaged Learning Fellow for her activism app released Feb. 1 that allows people to plan public demonstrations. Tyne is humbled to be able to serve The Afiya Center and Collective Rising.