Sam Plo Kwia Collins, Jr.

Habari Gani? On the second day of Kwanzaa, I present my first-ever published book. Purchase your copy today and learn about my journey as a Pan-Africanist troddding through the Babylon system.

@repoyedc I also reported on another candidate -- Leniqua'dominique Jenkins, a former @AnitaBondsDC staffer. washingtoninformer.com/leniqua-jenkin…

My latest reporting follows stories about @repoyedc, another Dem at large candidate. washingtoninformer.com/owolewa-bonds-…

NEW: As @Vote4DC gears up for the petition challenge period, read about four Democratic at large candidates vying to become @AnitaBondsDC's replacement. washingtoninformer.com/dc-council-can…

Here's some of my reporting about Brown's candidacy. washingtoninformer.com/eleanor-holmes…

FYI: Delegate candidate Deirdre Brown suspended her campaign today. I just moderated a @freedcproject_ forum featuring her, @RobertWhite_DC, @KellyMikelDC and Kelly Zelesne.

NEW: Shannon Hodge, @KIPP_DC's new CEO, stands ready to engage parents, expand academic offerings, and advocate for what she calls a recalibration of @dcpcsb, D.C. Council expectations. My @WashInformer article explains. washingtoninformer.com/kipp-dc-ceo-sh…

From ARHA, to DCHA, to Chitown...

Let's go! @WashInformer

@NABJ I say this to point out that supporting the Black Press, rep'd via @NNPA_BlackPress, is a moral obligation and imperative for Black America, a nation within a nation. We got 200 papers on this side of the world. Tap in and see what's going on in various communities. Jah bless.

@NABJ Ida B. Wells doc'd Reconstruction-era lynchings and Ethel Payne challenged Prez Eisenhower about segregation. During that time, Blk America was a unified community. Despite BA splintering, the Black Press can still be that vehicle for a national Black consciousness.

HISTORY: 199 years ago today, Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwurm founded Freedom's Journal. This paper's launch marked the beginning of the Black Press. Nearly two centuries later, @WashInformer and other Black-owned publications continue that tradition. Happy to do my part.

ICYMI: Local service providers are celebrating a bill that @ZacharyforWard5 and @CMCHenderson shepherded to ease PrEP and PEP access. This comes amid Black women's HIV #s increasing, despite a steady overall decline. My @WashInformer article explains. washingtoninformer.com/prep-dc-amendm…

@Janeese4DC @charlesallen @CMRobertWhiteDC Overall, a more nuanced assessment of @Janeese4DC and @kenyanmcduffie's work on energy costs than I originally tweeted. I take responsibility for not painting the full picture, though this add'l info doesn't negate @Janeese4DC's involvement on the issue.

Now, w/ DC Water Billing and Disconnection Modernization Amendment Act of 2025, @Janeese4DC co-introduced with @charlesallen as well. She also c/i Greener Government Buildings Amendment Act of 2022 w/ @CMRobertWhiteDC.

CLARIFICATION: @Janeese4DC and @kenyanmcduffie co-introduced Automatic Enrollment for Utility Affordability Programs Act of 2025 w/ @charlesallen. KM's committee provided comments when it went through Transportation.

@ChuckThies @Janeese4DC @kenyanmcduffie Take your own advice sometimes, @ChuckThies. Peace and blessings.

@SamPKCollins @Janeese4DC 🤡 @Janeese4DC did not introduce the bill; Charles Allen did. Also, LOL, @kenyanmcduffie co-introduced the bill along with Janeese. So what's your point? #protip: Stop embarrassing yourself.

@ChuckThies I just posted the link @ChuckThies. You should know from last time that you can't go back and forth with me. I'm not one to rock like that.

Behold, a campaign surrogate posing as a reporter. A journalist would do some fact-checking before tweeting. There is no record of legislation to which he refers. See for yourself: lims.dccouncil.gov/searchresult/c…

@ChuckThies @Janeese4DC Here you go @ChuckThies. lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B2…

@SamPKCollins @Janeese4DC No such bill exists. There is no record of it's introduction. lims.dccouncil.gov/searchresult/c…