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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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Alysha Butler, an American history teacher at McKinley Technology High School, is the recipient of the Gilder Lehman Institute's 2019 Teacher of the Year award. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation, Local

Award-Winning Teacher Strives to Make History Relevant

by Sam P.K. CollinsOctober 2, 2019December 21, 2021
**FILE** Rahim Jenkins (Photo by Dorothea von Haeften via the Petra Foundation)
Posted inCommunity, Faith, Religion

Christian, Muslim Leaders Embrace Call for Unity

by Sam P.K. CollinsOctober 2, 2019December 21, 2021
A fire at 708 Kennedy Street NW on Aug. 18 that killed a man and an elementary school student revealed lapses in the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs' building inspection process. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

DCRA, D.C. Council at Odds Over Building Inspection Procedures

by Sam P.K. CollinsOctober 2, 2019December 21, 2021
An artist talk and exhibit at the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage (TMCSH) in Northwest on Sept. 27 allowed Marvin Bowser to expose his work beyond his circle of friends and supporters. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Marvin Bowser Shares Photo Collection

by Sam P.K. CollinsOctober 2, 2019December 21, 2021
RuQuan Brown (second from left) stands alongside Banneker Academic High School Principal Anita Berger and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser as they break ground on the new Banneker site, located on 925 Rhode Island Avenue NW, on Sept. 21. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEducation, Local

Banneker Students, Alums Reflect on Hard-Fought Battle

by Sam P.K. CollinsSeptember 25, 2019December 21, 2021
From left: D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and District veteran Kerwin Miller are sworn in to testify at Sept. 19 hearing on Capitol Hill for the District to become the nation's 51st state. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Statehood Proponents Capitalize on Historic Moment

by Sam P.K. CollinsSeptember 25, 2019December 21, 2021
Youth offenders at the Department of Youth and Rehabilitation Services' Inside-Out program participate in a class that will be taught by actor and comedian Nick Cannon. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C., Howard U. Reach Out to Youth with Social Justice Course

by Sam P.K. CollinsSeptember 25, 2019December 21, 2021
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D on Sept. 18 passed a resolution that increases DCRA accountability for housing investigations requests from the Metropolitan Police Department and other agencies. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

ANC Challenges DCRA on Safety

by Sam P.K. CollinsSeptember 25, 2019December 21, 2021
Ward 7 resident Renee Powell participates in a health screening during Community Day in Congress Heights on Sept. 14. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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Congress Heights Residents at Cultural Crossroads

by Sam P.K. CollinsSeptember 18, 2019December 21, 2021
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Home-Schooled Student Claims UDC Denied Scholarship

by Sam P.K. CollinsSeptember 18, 2019December 21, 2021

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