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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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People watch the Fiesta DC Parade of Nations that occurred on Sept. 12 in downtown Washington, D.C. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, Coronavirus, Covid-19

Latino Leaders Talk COVID-19 With Norton

by James Wright Jr.September 22, 2021December 21, 2021
A house is in the foreclosure stage. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity, Homeownership

Bowser Administration Offers Homeowners Aid During Pandemic

by James Wright Jr.September 22, 2021December 21, 2021
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Bowser Mandates COVID Shots for School Personnel, Student-Athletes by Nov. 1

by James Wright Jr.September 20, 2021December 21, 2021
The District of Columbia is expected to resume evictions this week and has made a push to help residents in need with the STAY DC program. (DR Barnes/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Mendelson and Bowser Clash over STAY DC Program

by James Wright Jr.September 15, 2021December 21, 2021
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan at the 2021 Capital Region Business Forum (James Wright/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLocal Business

Bowser, Hogan and Northam Talk to Business Leaders About COVID-19

by James Wright Jr.September 15, 2021December 21, 2021
Troy Prestwood (left), who serves as the president of the Ward 8 Democrats and is a former advisory neighborhood commissioner, faces a challenge by Salim Adofo (right), the club’s second vice president. (WI file photo)
Posted inCommunity

Adofo Challenges Prestwood for Leadership of Ward 8 Democrats

by James Wright Jr.September 15, 2021December 21, 2021
**FILE** Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in the U.S. Congress. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted in51st State, Community, DC Statehood

Norton Chairs D.C. Statehood Issue Forum for CBC Conference

by James Wright Jr.September 15, 2021December 21, 2021
A nurse aids a sick patient. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

COVID-19 Accentuates Nationwide Nursing Shortage

by James Wright Jr.September 8, 2021December 21, 2021
Jason Miskiri owns The Angry Jerk in downtown Silver Spring. (James Wright/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBusiness, Local Business

Jason Miskiri: From Basketball Player to Restaurant Owner

by James Wright Jr.September 8, 2021December 21, 2021
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser with Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen and city officials and supporters walk across the newly opened Frederick Douglass Bridge as they prepared for the ribbon-cutting on Sept. 7. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Excited About New Frederick Douglass Bridge

by James Wright Jr.September 8, 2021December 21, 2021

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