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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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Robert White
Posted inPolitics

Robert White Targets Jobs, Crime and Schools in His Mayoral Quest

by James Wright Jr.October 27, 2021December 21, 2021
Charlie Cobb is a journalist, author and board member of the SNCC Legacy Project. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLifestyle, WIN-TV

SNCC Celebrates Historic 60th Anniversary with Focus on Today’s Inequities

by James Wright Jr.October 20, 2021December 21, 2021
A map of D.C.'s eight wards (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inCommunity

Ward 8 Leaders Support Expanding into Ward 6

by James Wright Jr.October 20, 2021December 21, 2021
Muriel Bowser
Posted inPolitics

Bowser Appears Unfazed by Council Members’ Bids for Mayor in 2022

by James Wright Jr.October 14, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity, Politics

Two D.C. Council Members Announce Candidacy for Mayor; AG Racine Rules Out Reelection Bid

by James Wright Jr.October 13, 2021December 21, 2021
Staff of the Kendal Wade Funeral Home & Cremation Services LLC (from left0 London Shepherd, Kendra Barnes, Lashawn Wade, Ann Taylor, Brenda Wade, Ocie Miller, Marques Dyer, Caleb Camara and seated left to right are Toria Walker and Kendal Wade. (Photo courtesy of Esinej Photography LLC)
Posted inCommunity, Local Business

Wade Opens Funeral Business in D.C.

by James Wright Jr.October 13, 2021December 21, 2021
Karima M. Woods, commissioner of the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (WI file photo)
Posted inLocal Business

D.C.-Supported Capital Funding Program Mystifies Black Business Leaders

by James Wright Jr.October 13, 2021December 21, 2021
The former Fletcher-Johnson Middle School and Recreation Center is set to become a mixed-use development in northeast D.C. (WI file photo)
Posted inCommunity

Fletcher-Johnson Project in Southeast D.C. Now In Its Formative Stages

by James Wright Jr.October 13, 2021December 21, 2021
The 2021 Women's March held Oct. 2 in the District and in cities throughout the U.S. included celebrity guests and a message which focused on reproductive choice. Cristan Williams joined his friends Julian Hurp, Winter BreeAnne and Alexis Stewartson as they marched to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Rob Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNational

Black Females Play Prominent Roles During Women’s March 2021

by James Wright Jr.October 6, 2021December 21, 2021
The Supreme Court of the October 2021 term (Courtesy photo)
Posted in51st State, Community, DC Statehood

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case for D.C. Statehood

by James Wright Jr.October 6, 2021December 21, 2021

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