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**FILE** Ward 8 Council member Trayon White is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for mayor on June 21. (WI photo)

Collins Council Report: The Return from Summer Recess

by Sam P.K. Collins September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

This edition of The Washington Informer’s Collins Council Report comes on the heels of a controversial summer recess.

As Write-In Campaigns Get Underway, D.C. Council’s Trayon White Fights for His Freedom

by Sam P.K. Collins September 12, 2024September 12, 2024

Religious Leaders Lift Councilmember Trayon White in Prayer

by Sam P.K. Collins September 8, 2024September 8, 2024

Without Full Representation, Ward 8 Residents Mull Next Steps

by Sam P.K. Collins August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

**FILE** With a looming council investigation and federal bribery charges, D.C. Council member Trayon White's political future remains unclear. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Ward 8 Residents Set Out to Protect Council Seat in General Election

by Sam P.K. Collins August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

**FILE** Celebrated community leader Phillip Pannell has been organizing for causes in the District since the 1970s. He famously fought for queer voices to be heard during the 20th-anniversary celebration of the March on Washington in 1983 and has continued his freedom fight against various injustices in the District and beyond. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Phil Pannell Ends Write-In Campaign for Ward 8 Seat, Supports Markus Batchelor

by Sam P.K. Collins August 23, 2024August 23, 2024

**FILE** Celebrated community leader Phillip Pannell has been organizing for causes in the District since the 1970s. He famously fought for queer voices to be heard during the 20th-anniversary celebration of the March on Washington in 1983 and has continued his freedom fight against various injustices in the District and beyond. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Phil Pannell Officially Launches Write-In Campaign for Ward 8 Seat

by Sam P.K. Collins August 22, 2024August 23, 2024

In D.C. Council Races, Incumbents Hold Seats and Ward 7 Race Not Yet Determined

by Sam P.K. Collins June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

**FLE** The John A. Wilson Building in northwest Washington, D.C. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

The Collins Council Report: The Council’s First Budget Vote

by Sam P.K. Collins May 29, 2024May 30, 2024

Politicians, local leaders, the Metropolitan Police Department and dozens of pastors come together to offer powerful prayers and community comfort on May 7. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Police Chief Ministers Hold Community Walk Tuesday Night to Support Parents of 3-Year-Old Fatally Shot

by Hamil R. Harris May 8, 2024May 8, 2024