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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 cuts the ribbon for the Residences at St. Elizabeths East in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Ward 8 on Nov. 23. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Upscale Housing Comes to St. Elizabeths East Campus

by James Wright Jr.December 4, 2019December 21, 2021
Former D.C. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barbara Lang participates in a panel discussion on women on corporate boards with Leslie Ireland of Citigroup and Dawn Sweeney of the National Restaurant Association. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLocal Business

Lang, Williams Advise Women on Joining Corporate Boards

by James Wright Jr.December 4, 2019December 21, 2021
Darrell Gaston (Courtesy photo)
Posted inPolitics

D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Gaston Seeks Education Board Seat

by James Wright Jr.November 26, 2019December 21, 2021
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (WI file photo)
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Racine’s Civil Rights Section Releases Discrimination Report

by James Wright Jr.November 20, 2019December 21, 2021
Caption: Henry's Soul Cafe's original location on 17th and U streets in Northwest (Courtesy of Jermaine Smith)
Posted inLocal Business

Henry’s Soul Cafe: It’s the Sweet Potato Pie

by James Wright Jr.November 20, 2019December 21, 2021
Former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson discusses the likelihood of a recession as Sharon Pratt of UDC's Institute of Politics, Policy and History listens. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Businesses Should Prepare for Recession, Experts Say

by James Wright Jr.November 13, 2019December 21, 2021
David Grosso
Posted inPolitics

D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Grosso Out — Who’s Next?

by James Wright Jr.November 13, 2019December 21, 2021
**FILE** Jack Evans represents Ward 2 on the D.C. Council. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics

Council Members Push for Evans’ Resignation

by James Wright Jr.November 13, 2019December 21, 2021
Karl Racine serves as the District's attorney general. (WI file photo)
Posted inPolitics

D.C. Election Roundup: Racine Talks Statehood to D.C. Democrats

by James Wright Jr.November 6, 2019December 21, 2021
Jeffrey Banks is vice president of Commercial Services for United Bank. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLocal Business

United Bank’s Mr. Banks Makes Deposits in Community Service

by James Wright Jr.November 6, 2019December 21, 2021

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