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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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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, along with other Washingtonians, watches the House Oversight and Reform Committee's markup of D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's statehood bill. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Despite GOP Delays, Statehood Bill Moves Forward

by James Wright Jr.February 12, 2020December 21, 2021
Eric Rogers (Courtesy photo)
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D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Rogers Seeks to Improve D.C. Neighborhoods

by James Wright Jr.February 12, 2020December 21, 2021
Owen Carpenter, a fifth grader at Hearst Elementary School, standing with his mother Shanta Mays-Carpenter, will be heading to the Washington Informer Charities Spelling Bee in a few weeks. (Courtesy of Ryan Garfield)
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Washington Informer Charities Host Annual Spelling Bee Cluster

by James Wright Jr.February 12, 2020December 21, 2021
Ward 8 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Salim Adofo (left) discusses community issues with Krish Love at Sankofa Café on Feb. 1. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Adofo Mixes Politics and Civic Activism

by James Wright Jr.February 5, 2020December 21, 2021
Yaida O. Ford
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D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Ford Wants a Ward 8 Driven by Education, Economics

by James Wright Jr.February 5, 2020December 21, 2021
Ward 4 Councilman Brandon Todd (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
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D.C. Councilman Floats Bill to Help Seniors Get Jobs

by James Wright Jr.February 5, 2020December 21, 2021
Mayor Bowser and Michael Bloomberg
Posted inPolitics, Video, Videos

Bowser Endorses Bloomberg for President

by James Wright Jr.January 30, 2020December 21, 2021
Ward 8 Council member Trayon White announced his reelection bid on Jan. 20 at Check It Enterprises. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics

D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: White Announces Reelection Bid

by James Wright Jr.January 29, 2020December 21, 2021
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Posted inNational

Black Mayors Converge in D.C. for Meeting of the Minds

by James Wright Jr.January 29, 2020December 21, 2021
Starbucks plans to open a stand-alone store on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLocal Business

Gray Lauds Starbucks’ Arrival at Skyland Town Center

by James Wright Jr.January 29, 2020December 21, 2021

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