Zaiya Collins

Author, Researcher, Servant Leader

Environmental Activist

Hello, I'm zaiya collins

Hello, I'm zaiya collins

I am a senior at Fort Worth Country Day with a passion for STEM, research, and innovation. As the founder of Protecting Peace, a nonprofit empowering Black girls through literacy and self-advocacy, I strive to create meaningful impact in my community. I’ve led sustainability and literacy initiatives, from launching a school polo recycling program to serving as Reading and Comprehension Chair for Grace 4 Race. On campus, I participate in athletics as a Varsity Cheerleader, manage financials for the Solar Car team, while also taking on leadership roles as a peer mentor and diversity advocate. Recognized by the College Board with the African American Achievement Award, I am driven to combine academics, leadership, and service to spark change.

Call Me Zaiya Collins

Zaiya Collins

Founder of Protecting Peace

Zaiya has been instrumental in creating safe, virtual spaces where Black girls can connect with peers, express their cultural identity, and build resilience against the challenges they face daily. Her passion for reading and her heart for encouraging and advocating for others are evident in her impactful work.

My Services

What I do For You

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UI/UX Design

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Graphic Design

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Web Design

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My Experiences

Breathtaking Journey

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My Research

Zaiya is an avid researcher. She has argued for the banning of Artificial Intelligence by police forces and has delved into environmental protection with research on sustainability, including topics such as carbon injections, and Houston air pollution and its effects on asthma.

Her diverse research interests also led her to explore geothermal energy in Iceland. There, she performed data collection and conducted statistical analysis on more than a dozen sites to assess the potential of implementing reduction mechanisms such as carbon capture and sequestration through injection into Iceland’s basalt deposits.

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Zaiya in Iceland, on a glacier, with a pickax

My Book

Inspired by my own journey of embracing her natural hair, I wrote a book for Black toddler girls to empower them to love their hair.

My Senior Polo Recycling Program

I developed a program for my school to re-cycle and re-purpose Senior polos each year, to keep these graduation-year embroidered polos out of landfills. As a result, 300-500 polos/90 to 150 pounds of fabric is saved from landfills each year, which would have taken anywhere from 20-200 years to decompose.

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Portfolio

My Creative Works

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Latest News

My Blogs

Just thoughts from a Black girl navigating life! Read along if you want to know what I think about hair, high school, sustainability, and lowkey everything!