Biography
Tyson Amir is an author, musician, educator, community organizer, and freedom fighter born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tyson is the author of the books Black Boy Poems, Carry on Tradition, and the Black Boy Poems Curriculum. He is also the founder/director of the Black Literary Collective and the revolutionary education consultancy firm Freedom Soul Media Education Initiatives (FSMEI). As of August 1, 2024, FSMEI has worked with over 175 school partners, delivered more than 400 programs, and served more than 40,000 students. Tyson’s Building Leaders & Activists with Collective Knowledge (BLACK) Program finished serving more than 1,000 Black students in the 23-24 school year and is beginning the 24-25 school year with more than 1,300 students.
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