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Sam P.K. Collins has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, a significant portion of which he gained at The Washington Informer. On any given day, he can be found piecing together a story, conducting youth writing workshops, or organizing for Pan-African self-determination.

Sam, a millennial and former editor of WI Bridge, covers the D.C. Council, education, police-community engagement, developments in the African diaspora, and other topics of relevance to Black people.

This journey has been inspired by his experiences growing up, attending college and serving as an educator in Washington, D.C., what he calls Banneker City.

Also of significance to Sam’s professional and personal development in the Black Press is his adherence to the “race first” philosophy espoused by the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey and many others.

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Sam P.K. Collins and Tyisha L. Jones visited the African Renaissance Monument during their visit to Dakar, Senegal in June. (Courtesy Photo)
Posted inInternational, Lifestyle

Two Missing Smartphones, and Meeting People’s Daily Needs in Senegal

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 5, 2023July 5, 2023
Posted inInternational

My Visit to Senegal and a Call to Action

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 22, 2023June 22, 2023
Donnetta Wilson, the mother of the late Makiyah Wilson, stands next to a cutout board figure of the child who was murdered on July 16, 2018, in the Clay Terrace community in Northeast. The D.C. Council approved a resolution that ceremoniously designates the 300 block of 53rd Street in Northeast as "Makiyah Wilson Way." (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

A Street to Soon be Named in Makiyah Wilson’s Honor

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 12, 2023July 7, 2023
TaiJoh'e Scott, Marion Gray-Hopkins and Alanta Scott stand in front of the U.S. Department of Justice to demand U.S. Marshals Service's body-camera footage from the police-involved shooting of Alaunte Scott. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)
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Alaunte Scott’s Family Joins National Effort to Strengthen Police Accountability Measures

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 9, 2023June 9, 2023
Tia Bell of T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project, a gun violence prevention organization focused on public health and youth development, conducted an assembly at SEED Public Charter School during Youth Violence Prevention Week. (Courtesy of Straight to the Point Media)
Posted inEducation, Local

As D.C. Council Committee Embraces SROs, a Grassroots Organization Touts Different Approach to Gun Violence

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 8, 2023June 8, 2023
**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)
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D.C. Council Approves Emergency Legislation to Lower Rent Increases

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 7, 2023June 7, 2023
**FILE** Lewis D. Ferebee (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Posted inEducation, Local

In DCPS Procurement Scandal, Black-Owned Small Businesses Weigh In 

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 7, 2023July 7, 2023
High school students at the June 1 D.C. Environmental Youth Summit pick up litter and perform water quality tests in Oxon Run Creek. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Students Explore Academics, Impact and Employment at Youth Environmental Summit

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 5, 2023August 16, 2023
Diana Konaté, policy director of African Communities Together, counted among several advocates who engaged Biden administration officials and congressional members in dialogue about designating temporary protection status for some African countries and extending it for others during The Week of Action. (Courtesy photo)
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Advocates Advance Campaign for TPS Designation for African Nations

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 5, 2023June 5, 2023
Dev Shah correctly spelled psammophile to win the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee. (E.M. Pio Roda/Scripps National Spelling Bee)
Posted inEducation, Local

Dev Shah Brings National Spelling Bee Championship Back to Florida

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 2, 2023June 2, 2023

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