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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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Seditra Brown stands by a portrait of her son Paris Brown as Q Wallace stands next to an image of her daughter Jamahri Sydnor. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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Mural Depicting Slain Youth Elicits Tears of Sorrow

by James Wright Jr.August 14, 2019December 21, 2021
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Allen Seeks to Reward Rehabilitating Offenders

by James Wright Jr.August 14, 2019December 21, 2021
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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Racine Fetes Youth Who Conquer Adversity

by James Wright Jr.August 14, 2019December 21, 2021
Sweetgreen has 42 locations in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo)
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Wanted: Sweetgreen in D.C.’s East End

by James Wright Jr.August 14, 2019December 21, 2021
Momentum continues in efforts to have Barry Farm Dwellings designated as an historic site. (WI file photo)
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Process Stalled in Barry Farm Historic Site Decision

by James Wright Jr.August 7, 2019December 21, 2021
Andre Perry is a scholar at the Brookings Institution. (Courtesy of Brookings Institution)
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Brookings Scholar Refutes Trump’s Portrayal of Black Unemployment

by James Wright Jr.August 7, 2019December 21, 2021
Matthew Boyd, Safeway vice president of merchandising and marketing, with Anne Carter who is thrilled that the Safeway Foundation will support her alma mater, Theodore Roosevelt High School (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
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Safeway Foundation Holds Pep Rally in Support of D.C. Schools

by James Wright Jr.August 7, 2019December 21, 2021
Kate Mereand-Sinha of the D.C. Department of Small & Local Business Development chats with Ward 7 business owner Evie Washington. (James Wright/The Washington Informer)
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Grants Available to Businesses, D.C. Government Says

by James Wright Jr.August 7, 2019December 21, 2021
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Bowser Tour Exemplifies Changes in Congress Heights Community

by James Wright Jr.July 24, 2019December 21, 2021
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Gray Courts Young Voters in Re-Election Bid

by James Wright Jr.July 24, 2019December 21, 2021

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