Samuel Leon Porter #InTheNews

From the article, Samuel Porter, of Front Royal Unites, said that the group’s peaceful mission is simple: “We’re out here trying to eradicate white supremacy.” He added that “we’re here to be peaceful, have a good time, but amplify that message.

“We feel like silence is complicit and we want to make sure that we’re building bridges from the schoolhouse to the courthouse and everywhere in between. We don’t want to burn those bridges,” he said.

The group, he said, wants to unite everybody and no one should “have fear based on the complexion of your skin” and “you should just get an equal footing no matter what you look like.”

LINK TO ARTICLE

LINK TO ARTICLE
Porter is a first-year law student from northern Virginia. He graduated from Howard University, summa cum laude, with degrees in political science and geography. Porter plans to practice civil rights and constitutional law with an interest in appellate advocacy.

“It is a high honor to be nominated and selected as the first Mr. FAMU Law,” said Porter. “My colleagues are some of the most remarkable people in the world and I’m thankful for the chance to be able to represent us. I plan to do so to the best of my ability.” 

Porter is a retired US Navy airman, has created and helped maintain non-profit organizations in his hometown and the surrounding areas, and has gotten a critical referendum question placed on the ballot of his hometown, all while running a campaign as mayor for the town of Front Royal. His motto is Be Positive on Purpose Always.

“We’ve all heard the quote, “if you see something, say something”.  And it's a good one. But I'd like to submit, if you see something wrong, do something right. Service is important. I can't wait to work with our various campus organizations and individuals to see how we can continue to serve this community and those nearby.” 

I Can't Breathe March Director of Communications and Founder, Samuel Porter, left, and Kori Morris, march coordinator, lead walkers as they turn onto Crosby Road off East 6th Street Friday evening during the march.

Samuel Porter, 26, founder of Front Royal Unites, wants the Warren County supervisors to remove and relocate the confederate monument outside the county courthouse.

Porter explained that while people should be able to pay respect to their heritage, “that heritage they rely on evokes everlasting trauma to people of color.”

Instead of standing on the courthouse lawn, Porter suggests the statue be relocated to perhaps the Warren Rifles Confederate Museum or the Prospect Hill Cemetery.

LINK TO ARTICLE

“We are fortunate for those individual citizens within our community who have helped, are helping, and will continue to help to see this event through,” said Front Royal resident Samuel Leon Porter, a Virginia advisor and head of communications for Front Royal unites.

LINK TO ARTICLE

Samuel Porter, the spokesman for Front Royal Unites and a 2011 graduate of Skyline High School, said he wanted to ensure that “we’re all very cognizant” about the racial comments that sometimes might be made at school or online.

“There are some bad people. We are just trying to make sure that our students are going to safe environments, and they don’t have to worry based on what they look like on the outside,” Porter told School Board members during the community participation segment of their regular meeting on Wednesday.

LINK TO ARTICLE