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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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Markus Batchelor, 26, is running for the D.C. Council as an independent. (Courtesy photo)
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Millennials Making Mark in D.C. Politics

by James Wright Jr.October 9, 2019December 21, 2021
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Bowser Wants Weed Industry to Grow High in D.C.

by James Wright Jr.October 9, 2019December 21, 2021
From right: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, former Mayors Anthony Williams and Sharon Pratt and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks participate in the State of the District & Region Conference at the University of the District of Columbia on Oct. 5. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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D.C.-Area Former, Present Leaders Discuss Issues

by James Wright Jr.October 9, 2019December 21, 2021
D.C. Council member Trayon White (D-Ward 8) interacts with a group of participants during his State of the Ward address at the Bald Eagle Recreation Center in Southwest on Sept. 30. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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Trayon White to Ward 8 Residents: ‘Do Something’

by James Wright Jr.October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser talks to third graders at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Southeast about D.C. statehood. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Bowser Reveals Statehood Strategy

by James Wright Jr.October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
From left: Ward 2 Council hopefuls John Fanning (standing), Jordan Grossman, Daniel Hernandez, Patrick Kennedy, Kishan Putta and Yilin Zhang participate in a candidate's forum at the Women's National Democratic Club in northwest D.C. on Sept. 25. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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Diverse Field Aims to Unseat Ward 2’s Evans

by James Wright Jr.October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
From left: The new officers of the Ward 8 Democrats are Troy Donte Prestwood, president; Sheila Bunn, corresponding secretary; Maria Riri Johnson, recording secretary; Darryl Ross, treasurer; Salim Adofo, second vice president; and Deloris Walker, first vice president. (Courtesy of Ward 8 Democrats)
Posted inCommunity

Ward 8 Democrats: New Leaders, Old Challenges

by James Wright Jr.October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
Linda Mercado Greene owns Anacostia Organics in Southeast. (Courtesy of Anacostia Organics)
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Minority Women’s Business Creation Tops Everyone Else: Report

by James Wright Jr.October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
Trayon White
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White, Gray Set for Active Agendas in Fall Council Session

by James Wright Jr.September 25, 2019December 21, 2021
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East End or East of the River? The Debate Rages

by James Wright Jr.September 25, 2019December 21, 2021

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