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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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**FILE** Changing his affiliation from Democrat to the D.C. Statehood Green Party, grassroots activist Kymone Freeman is working to unseat D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton in the November general election. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Third-Party Candidates, Supporters Assert Presence During Historic Election Season

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D.C. Council member Trayon White, leaving federal court on Sept. 12, entered a “not guilty” plea on a federal bribery charge as nearly 60 supporters watched. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)
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As Write-In Campaigns Get Underway, D.C. Council’s Trayon White Fights for His Freedom

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MPD Releases Full Body Camera Footage from Justin Robinson Shooting

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Ny’lah Newkirk: A District Ambassador for Youth Violence Prevention

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**FILE** D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto, Ward 2 Democrat (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Increased Accountability Measures for 911 Dispatch on the Way

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Community Members Demand Release of Unredacted Body Cam Footage of Justin Robinson Shooting

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Religious Leaders Lift Councilmember Trayon White in Prayer

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Ryane B. Nickens, founder and president of The TraRon Center, discusses working to curb gun violence by going after gun manufacturers and stores at a press conference on Sept. 3. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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D.C., Maryland Attorneys General File Civil Suit Against D.C.-Area Gun Stores

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A vigil was held on the night of Sept. 12 in the Langdon neighborhood of Northeast D.C. to honor the life of fallen D.C. police investigator Wayne David, who died Wednesday after a gun he was trying to recover discharged. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Family, Colleagues and Neighbors Remember MPD Investigator Wayne David

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On Aug. 29, Calique Barnes, dressed to the nines in a fitted burgundy suit, took the podium and reflected on how his community prepared him for the next level of student leadership. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)
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Calique Barnes: Ward 8 Advocate Turned State Board Student Representative

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