High school students at the 2025 Youth Town Hall in D.C. expressed their priorities on issues such as public safety, clean water, food security, mental health, safe passage, and employment, with elected officials and state officials listening and responding.
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 ²İİ®tv 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 ²İİ®tv, 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.
