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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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The National Association for the Advancement of Returned Citizens specializes in assisting formerly incarcerated residents. (Courtesy photo)
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D.C. Helps Returning Citizens with READY Assistance

by James Wright Jr.February 20, 2019October 31, 2020
Elissa Silverman
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Silverman Reintroduces Bill to Ease Student Loan Debt

by James Wright Jr.February 20, 2019October 31, 2020
African Americans wait for a northbound train in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1921. (Courtesy of Upfront Scholastic)
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The Great Migration from the South Defines America

by James Wright Jr.February 20, 2019October 31, 2020
Cory Booker, Kamala Harris
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Black Democrats Mum on 2020 Hopefuls

by James Wright Jr.February 20, 2019October 31, 2020
The roads to freedom for America's Black citizens (Courtesy photo)
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Prince George’s Place in the Black Migration

by James Wright Jr.February 20, 2019October 31, 2020
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Rep. Underwood to Black Nurses: Go into Politics

by James Wright Jr.February 13, 2019October 31, 2020
Sodexo and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House (CAO) celebrated the grand opening of the &pizza restaurant at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. Pictured left to right: Larry McMarlin, district manager from Sodexo; Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton; Philip G. Kiko, the chief administrative officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Andy Hooper, Chief People Officer at &pizza. (House Creative Services/Phi Nguyen)
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&pizza Comes to Capitol Hill

by James Wright Jr.February 13, 2019October 31, 2020
The Fort Dupont Ice Arena is located in southeast D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
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Gray Steels for Fort Dupont Arena Fight

by James Wright Jr.February 6, 2019October 31, 2020
Jeffrey DeWitt (Courtesy photo)
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D.C. Leaders Praise City’s Strong Financial Outlook

by James Wright Jr.February 6, 2019October 31, 2020
Trayon White
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Trayon White Blasts Bowser for Apathetic Response to Homicides

by James Wright Jr.January 30, 2019October 31, 2020

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