The Banner welcomes Mennatalla Ibrahim to its newsroom. Ibrahim joined in late September to report on K-12 education in Prince George’s County.

Ibrahim previously covered state politics for The Baltimore Sun, focusing on the General Assembly. Her reporting spanned the state budget, redistricting and outside spending in the 5th Congressional District primary. Before joining The Sun, she reported for Science magazine, the Capital News Service and Bethesda Magazine.

A University of Maryland graduate, Ibrahim earned a master’s degree in investigative journalism and studied public health as an undergraduate. She is Egyptian American and grew up in several places, including Cairo, Kansas, North Carolina, Gaithersburg and Washington, D.C.