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James Wright Jr. is the D.C. political reporter for the Washington Informer Newspaper. He has worked for the Washington AFRO-American Newspaper as a reporter, city editor and freelance writer and The Washington Post as a copy editor, in addition to reporting for the Informer. Working as a journalist in D.C. for 30-years, Wright has interviewed foreign leaders such as Libya's Moammar Quadafi and South Africa's Thabo Mbeki as well as a number of U.S. Black political leaders. He has traveled to nations such as Libya, Afghanistan, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom and Italy to do his work.

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Prince George’s Sheriff Launches ‘Men Who Read’ Campaign

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National Black Theatre and Apollo Present ‘The Gathering: A Collective Sonic Ring Shout’ at Kennedy Center

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National Museum of African American History to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

by James Wright Jr.April 18, 2024April 19, 2024
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D.C. Low on Identity Theft

by James Wright Jr.April 17, 2024April 17, 2024
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Verizon Small Business Workshops

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U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) delivers the keynote address at the Full Democracy Champions Luncheon on April 15. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Local, Federal Leaders Highlight Democracy at Emancipation Day Luncheon

by James Wright Jr.April 17, 2024April 17, 2024
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Capital Area Food Bank’s Curbside Groceries: From D.C. to Prince George’s, Feeding the Community

by James Wright Jr.April 17, 2024April 17, 2024
**FILE** D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)
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Norton Floats Bill to Posthumously Award Congressional Gold Medal to Black Navy Officers

by James Wright Jr.April 17, 2024April 18, 2024
Vikram Swaruup, executive director of Legal Aid DC, at the 34th annual Servant of Justice Award Dinner on April 9 at the JW Marriott hotel in Northwest D.C. (Courtesy of Legal Aid DC via Facebook)
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Swaruup, Adegbile Highlight Legal Aid Dinner

by James Wright Jr.April 17, 2024April 17, 2024
Queen McKnight, owner of the Ward 8-based company Queens Energy Conservation LLC (Courtesy of Queen McKnight)
Posted inEnvironment, Supplements, Sustainability

Ward 8’s McKnight Seeks to Influence D.C. Energy Sector

by James Wright Jr.April 16, 2024April 17, 2024

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