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Author Archives: Sam P.K. Collins

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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President Joe Biden speaks to Howard University's Class of 2023 during the commencement ceremony at Capital One Arena in D.C. on May 13. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation, Local

D.C.’s HBCUs Have Graduations Reflecting Generations

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 16, 2023May 18, 2023
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser takes notes during her Public Safety Summit at the District Emergency Operations Center in Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2023. (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Bowser Proposes Legislation to Strengthen Response to Violent Crime

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 16, 2023May 16, 2023
President Joe Biden speaks to Howard University's Class of 2023 during the commencement ceremony at Capital One Arena in D.C. on May 13. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation, Local

In Commencement Address, Biden Recognizes Howard U. as ‘The Soul of the Nation’

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 13, 2023May 15, 2023
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser takes notes during her Public Safety Summit at the District Emergency Operations Center in Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2023. (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Mayor’s Public Safety Summit Focuses on Illegal Guns

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 11, 2023May 11, 2023
Harris "Pappy" Bates (second from left), son of Gillian Bates (right), survived the 2000 Easter Monday Family Day shooting at the National Zoo. Tyrone Parker (second from right) united Gillian Bates and Linda Grimes-Jones, mother of Harris Bates' shooter, and supports their efforts to address gun violence in D.C. (Lafayette Barnes IV/The Washington Informer)
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Twenty-Three Years Later, Two Mothers Carry on Healing Journey

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 10, 2023May 11, 2023
**FILE** With the one-year delay of the Free Bus program, advocates and elected officials are considering where to allocate the freed up funds. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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With Free Bus Program on Ice, D.C. Residents Demand Other Budget Priorities

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 10, 2023May 10, 2023
D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4) and D.C. Council member Trayon White (D-Ward 8) secured $5 million in capital funds for the purchase of a building on or near Kennedy Street in Northwest that will be turned into a new Ward 4 library. (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)
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Campaign for Public Library on Kennedy Street Enters New Stage

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Ward 7 Representative and SBOE President Eboni-Rose Thompson (Courtesy photo)
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State Board Presses for Significant Changes in Education Governance

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 10, 2023May 11, 2023
As the D.C. Council prepares to vote on legislation that launches peer educator programs. China Jones-Burgess, a homeschool student who’s searching for a District school to enroll in next fall, said she relishes the possibility of speaking intimately with other young people in a safe space. (Courtesy photo)
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D.C. Council Considers Peer Educator Program to Address School Clinician Shortage

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023
4001 South Capitol Street SW, the former site of Good Food Markets (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)
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Litigation Stalls Replacement for Fresh Food Grocer, ANC Commissioner Says

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 3, 2023May 4, 2023

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