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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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A view of the stage at the Wells Fargo Center during the 2016 Democratic National Convention (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inPolitics

D.C. Election Roundup: Dems Lay Out Delegate Election Plan

by James Wright Jr.December 23, 2019December 21, 2021
Former first lady Michelle Obama is a popular choice for keynote speaker at D.C. Democrats state convention next spring. (WI photo)
Posted inPolitics

Democrats Make Plans for Local Convention

by James Wright Jr.December 23, 2019December 21, 2021
The PNC Bank branch in the Bellevue section of Ward 8 has been shuttered. (Shevry Lassister/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLocal Business

Bowser Appoints Council to Study Financial Services Regulations

by James Wright Jr.December 23, 2019December 21, 2021
Stuart Anderson got his college education while at Lorton Reformatory partially through Pell Grants. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

Bills Pushing Pell Grants for Inmates Elicit Positive Reaction

by James Wright Jr.December 18, 2019December 21, 2021
D.C. civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell has a prominent place in the "We Return Fighting: The African American Experience in World War I" exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Rob Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Smithsonian Exhibit Shows Blacks at War in U.S., Abroad

by James Wright Jr.December 18, 2019December 21, 2021
Franklin Garcia (Courtesy photo)
Posted inPolitics

D.C. Election Roundup: Garcia Aims to be 1st Latino on Council

by James Wright Jr.December 18, 2019December 21, 2021
Richard G. Hatcher served as mayor of Gary, Ind., from 1968-1988. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, Obituary

Hatcher Praised as Champion of Blacks and Cities

by James Wright Jr.December 18, 2019December 21, 2021
Benning Market will have a 7,000-square-foot food hall. (Courtesy of Neighborhood Development Company)
Posted inCommunity

Benning Market Set for Ward 7’s River Terrace

by James Wright Jr.December 11, 2019December 21, 2021
Christina Henderson wants to be the next at-large member of the D.C. Council. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inPolitics

D.C. Election Roundup: Henderson Seeks Council Seat with Grosso’s Blessing

by James Wright Jr.December 11, 2019December 21, 2021
Marc Battle holds degrees from the University of the District of Columbia and the Howard University School of Law. (Courtesy of DC Water)
Posted inCommunity

Battle Joins DC Water as General Counsel

by James Wright Jr.December 11, 2019December 21, 2021

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