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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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2020 Women’s History Month: The Leaders Who Blazed the Trail

by James Wright Jr.March 18, 2020December 21, 2021
Trayon White represents Ward 8 on the D.C. Council. (WI file photo)
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Ward 8 Residents Wary of Cuts in Metro Bus Routes

by James Wright Jr.March 4, 2020December 21, 2021
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D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Patterson to Focus on Schools East of the River

by James Wright Jr.March 4, 2020March 7, 2024
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (right) speaks during a March 3 press conference on the coronavirus as Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, director of the D.C. Department of Health, listens.
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Bowser Admin, D.C. Institutions Steel for Coronavirus

by James Wright Jr.March 3, 2020December 21, 2021
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser engages residents during a budget engagement forum at the Kenilworth Recreation Center in Northeast on Feb. 22. (Ulrich Fonou/The Washington Informer)
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Housing a Top Priority at D.C. Mayor’s Budget Forum

by James Wright Jr.February 26, 2020December 21, 2021
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D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Candidate Forum Takes Place in Ward 8

by James Wright Jr.February 26, 2020December 21, 2021
Horace & Dickie's has served seafood and soul food to its customers since 1990. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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Horace & Dickie’s Set to Close on March 1

by James Wright Jr.February 19, 2020December 21, 2021
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The Debate Over Water

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D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Washington Teachers’ Union Endorses Primary Candidates

by James Wright Jr.February 19, 2020December 21, 2021
There is a debate over taxing sodas in D.C. (Courtesy photo)
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Sodas: Healthy or Unhealthy?

by James Wright Jr.February 12, 2020December 21, 2021

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