Robert Samuels

Robert Samuels is an American journalist and author who serves as national political reporter for *The Washington Post*. He co-authored *His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice* (2022) with Toluse Olorunnipa, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. The book provides an intimate biography of George Floyd while exploring systemic racism in America. Samuels' journalism focuses on politics, race, and social justice, combining rigorous reporting with compelling narrative storytelling. His work has earned multiple accolades, including his contribution to *The Washington Post's* Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the January 6th Capitol attack. He brings investigative depth and humanizing perspective to complex social issues.