Robert Samuels
@newsbysamuels.bsky.social
National Enterprise Reporter, The Washington Post. Co-author of “His Name is George Floyd,” a 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner & 2022 finalist for the National Book Award. WaPo Figure skating analyst. former NYer staff writer, Medill and Miami Herald alum.
Alysa Liu makes you cry on Saturday and smile on Sunday. What a satisfying evening of skating so far. #gpfigure #skateamerica
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Alysa Liu makes you cry on Saturday and smile on Sunday. What a satisfying evening of skating so far. #gpfigure #skateamerica
So many ice dancers are pretending to die at the end of their programs, and, as a serious journalist, I need to figure out what the heck is going on. #gpfigure #skateamerica
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
So many ice dancers are pretending to die at the end of their programs, and, as a serious journalist, I need to figure out what the heck is going on. #gpfigure #skateamerica
How Alysa Liu has mastered holding the hearts of everyone in an audience is stunning. The crisp running edges, the increase in technical difficulty and the propulsive surge feels different than before. It is the same program, but feels like we are in a different era for her. #gpfigure #skateamerica
November 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
How Alysa Liu has mastered holding the hearts of everyone in an audience is stunning. The crisp running edges, the increase in technical difficulty and the propulsive surge feels different than before. It is the same program, but feels like we are in a different era for her. #gpfigure #skateamerica
Feather light jumping on Lara Naki Gutman, excellent run out on those jumps. #gpfigure #skateamerica
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Feather light jumping on Lara Naki Gutman, excellent run out on those jumps. #gpfigure #skateamerica
The temperature just turned up in the arena after an uninhibited Starr Andrews leads the first group, then Rink coming out of the gate with a whirl of a triple axel. #gpfigure #skateamerica
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The temperature just turned up in the arena after an uninhibited Starr Andrews leads the first group, then Rink coming out of the gate with a whirl of a triple axel. #gpfigure #skateamerica
Brown/Brown really captured the spirit of the 90s dance in their exuberant interpretation to jump around - much like those in the 90s, though, probably got ahead of themselves with a range of minor and serious bobbles. But encouraging progress. #gpfigure #skateamerica
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Brown/Brown really captured the spirit of the 90s dance in their exuberant interpretation to jump around - much like those in the 90s, though, probably got ahead of themselves with a range of minor and serious bobbles. But encouraging progress. #gpfigure #skateamerica
Nikolaj Memola, for the record, is taller than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. #gpfigure #skateamerica
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Nikolaj Memola, for the record, is taller than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. #gpfigure #skateamerica
We are at the Club Kabuki Tomono and there's no place I'd rather be on a Friday night. Love those stalking deep edges and a gorgeous triple axel. #skateamerica #gpfigure
November 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We are at the Club Kabuki Tomono and there's no place I'd rather be on a Friday night. Love those stalking deep edges and a gorgeous triple axel. #skateamerica #gpfigure
A standing ovation for Jason Brown, which feels like an appreciation for all that he has given to the sport over the years. This particular program felt a little self-conscious, hesitant going into the axel and a stumble on his combination. Lots of room for growth, even now. #gpfigure #skateamerica
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A standing ovation for Jason Brown, which feels like an appreciation for all that he has given to the sport over the years. This particular program felt a little self-conscious, hesitant going into the axel and a stumble on his combination. Lots of room for growth, even now. #gpfigure #skateamerica
The crowd at Skate America is gearing up for some riverdance! I, for one, think the step sequence is worth being a TikTok trend. #skateamerica #gpfigure
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The crowd at Skate America is gearing up for some riverdance! I, for one, think the step sequence is worth being a TikTok trend. #skateamerica #gpfigure
Luc Economides' short program mixing Lion King and Kanye West is my guilty pleasure. I love this program so much. #skateamerica #gpfigure
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Luc Economides' short program mixing Lion King and Kanye West is my guilty pleasure. I love this program so much. #skateamerica #gpfigure
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Join us next week for our special @litquake.org installment of Movie Night at Roxie Theater with @ingridrojasc.bsky.social + @newsbysamuels.bsky.social
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October 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Join us next week for our special @litquake.org installment of Movie Night at Roxie Theater with @ingridrojasc.bsky.social + @newsbysamuels.bsky.social
Tickets: tinyurl.com/mry3xe93
Tickets: tinyurl.com/mry3xe93
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🧵 (3/3) Dayton Literary Peace Prize hosts a special event with DLPP honorees @vluck89.bsky.social, @newsbysamuels.bsky.social, @gilbertking.bsky.social. @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social speaks in Montgomery, AL. William & Phillip Taubman launch McNamara at War with a virtual talk at 92NY.
September 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🧵 (3/3) Dayton Literary Peace Prize hosts a special event with DLPP honorees @vluck89.bsky.social, @newsbysamuels.bsky.social, @gilbertking.bsky.social. @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social speaks in Montgomery, AL. William & Phillip Taubman launch McNamara at War with a virtual talk at 92NY.
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Phenomenal reporting on how D.C.’s failure to curb truancy fueled a surge in youth crime, by @newsbysamuels.bsky.social @lauren-lumpkin11.bsky.social and @Jdharden.bsky.social no paywall: wapo.st/4432CV3
How D.C.’s failure to curb truancy fueled a surge in youth crime
District leaders linked school attendance to crime, but failure to reduce absenteeism in middle schools yielded the biggest youth crime surge in a generation.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Phenomenal reporting on how D.C.’s failure to curb truancy fueled a surge in youth crime, by @newsbysamuels.bsky.social @lauren-lumpkin11.bsky.social and @Jdharden.bsky.social no paywall: wapo.st/4432CV3
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Last school year, 30% of D.C. middle-schoolers — or five times more than a decade ago — were truant. See how empty desks — and the city's failed attempts to curb the problem — fueled the district's youth crime wave. By @jdharden.bsky.social, @newsbysamuels.bsky.social & Lauren Lumpkin:
How D.C.'s failure to curb truancy fueled a surge in youth crime
District leaders linked school attendance to crime, but failure to reduce absenteeism in middle schools yielded the biggest youth crime surge in a generation.
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June 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Last school year, 30% of D.C. middle-schoolers — or five times more than a decade ago — were truant. See how empty desks — and the city's failed attempts to curb the problem — fueled the district's youth crime wave. By @jdharden.bsky.social, @newsbysamuels.bsky.social & Lauren Lumpkin:
Amidst platitudes about how the District needed more afterschool programs, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser declared that every student needs an afterschool program. Then she cut the afterschool budget by $1 million. One of the jaw dropping parts of this story done by me and my colleagues: wapo.st/4432CV3
How D.C.'s failure to curb truancy fueled a surge in youth crime
District leaders linked school attendance to crime, but failure to reduce absenteeism in middle schools yielded the biggest youth crime surge in a generation.
wapo.st
June 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Amidst platitudes about how the District needed more afterschool programs, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser declared that every student needs an afterschool program. Then she cut the afterschool budget by $1 million. One of the jaw dropping parts of this story done by me and my colleagues: wapo.st/4432CV3
Pessimism is the ultimate American privilege. It is the feeling held most easily by those whose lives would still be functional, and maybe even satisfactory, if nothing changed.
#georgefloyd #memorialday
#georgefloyd #memorialday
May 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Pessimism is the ultimate American privilege. It is the feeling held most easily by those whose lives would still be functional, and maybe even satisfactory, if nothing changed.
#georgefloyd #memorialday
#georgefloyd #memorialday
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As we are remembering George Floyd, I highly recommend the Pulitzer Prize winning His Name is George Floyd by @newsbysamuels.bsky.social and Toluse Olorunnipa. So powerful.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703358...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703358...
His Name Is George Floyd (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Robert Samuels, Toluse Olorunnipa: 9780593490822 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
WINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE IN NONFICTION WINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE; FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS PRIZE...
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May 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
As we are remembering George Floyd, I highly recommend the Pulitzer Prize winning His Name is George Floyd by @newsbysamuels.bsky.social and Toluse Olorunnipa. So powerful.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703358...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703358...
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@newsbysamuels.bsky.social I am watching your talk at Westminster Forum on May 15 in Minneapolis😢 So moving is your story from your book “His Name is George Floyd” We all have grief in our hearts from losing loved ones like George Floyd. He is resurrected by your story. Bless You.
May 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
@newsbysamuels.bsky.social I am watching your talk at Westminster Forum on May 15 in Minneapolis😢 So moving is your story from your book “His Name is George Floyd” We all have grief in our hearts from losing loved ones like George Floyd. He is resurrected by your story. Bless You.
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Next week is 5 years since George Floyd was murdered. On Tuesday, I listened to @newsbysamuels.bsky.social talk about the process of writing his (co-authored) Pulitzer Prize-winning book, His Name Is George Floyd. What a truly meaningful experience to learn of Floyd's *life.* What a story. #floyd
May 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Next week is 5 years since George Floyd was murdered. On Tuesday, I listened to @newsbysamuels.bsky.social talk about the process of writing his (co-authored) Pulitzer Prize-winning book, His Name Is George Floyd. What a truly meaningful experience to learn of Floyd's *life.* What a story. #floyd
I will follow Alex anywhere!
May 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I will follow Alex anywhere!
That she did it with joy and exuberance was such a good look for the sport. Her interaction with Sakamoto at the end was such a departure from what we saw at the 2022 Olympics, when the pressure, the cheating and the vitriol of the Russian figure skating program clouded the sport’s innate radiance.
Alysa Liu USA
2A, 3Lz3T, 3S, 3Lo, 3Lz2A2T, 3F2T, 2A
everything level 4
TES 78.27, PCS 70.12, FS 148.39, TOTAL 222.97 into 1st - first American woman to win Worlds since 2006
bit.ly/41NOkXl #WorldFigure
2A, 3Lz3T, 3S, 3Lo, 3Lz2A2T, 3F2T, 2A
everything level 4
TES 78.27, PCS 70.12, FS 148.39, TOTAL 222.97 into 1st - first American woman to win Worlds since 2006
bit.ly/41NOkXl #WorldFigure
March 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
That she did it with joy and exuberance was such a good look for the sport. Her interaction with Sakamoto at the end was such a departure from what we saw at the 2022 Olympics, when the pressure, the cheating and the vitriol of the Russian figure skating program clouded the sport’s innate radiance.
I WILL BE GETTING NO SLEEP #worldfigure THIS IS AMAZING
March 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I WILL BE GETTING NO SLEEP #worldfigure THIS IS AMAZING
I’m on paternity leave so I couldn’t make it to Boston for #worldfigure #WorldFigure2025 but, my goodness, this competition is so riveting ! Edge of my seat going into this last skate.
March 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I’m on paternity leave so I couldn’t make it to Boston for #worldfigure #WorldFigure2025 but, my goodness, this competition is so riveting ! Edge of my seat going into this last skate.
I’ve posted a few reasons why jurors concluded Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. I conducted hundreds of interviews, watched the criminal trial, read a ton of research for a an award-winning book I wrote. I posted on C because it’s where this is proliferating and I can’t figure out how to copy
Robert Samuels on X: "As a journalist who has conducted hundreds of interviews and read tons of articles about George Floyd, leading up to an award-winning book about his life and legacy, I can offer some insight on the arguments to pardon Derek Chauvin, which are based on misinformation." / X
As a journalist who has conducted hundreds of interviews and read tons of articles about George Floyd, leading up to an award-winning book about his life and legacy, I can offer some insight on the arguments to pardon Derek Chauvin, which are based on misinformation.
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March 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I’ve posted a few reasons why jurors concluded Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. I conducted hundreds of interviews, watched the criminal trial, read a ton of research for a an award-winning book I wrote. I posted on C because it’s where this is proliferating and I can’t figure out how to copy