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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 Woodlawn Cemetery in D.C.'s Ward 7 has many noted African Americans in its graves, and volunteers from associated associations and members of organizations such as local chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta sororities, have been pitching in to maintain the grounds. (Courtesy photo)
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Woodlawn Cemetery Groups Collaborate to Preserve Site

by James Wright Jr.February 19, 2024February 19, 2024
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Pepco Offers Free Trees to Customers

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Langston Hughes worked as a busboy at the Wardman Hotel in Northwest D.C. in 1925, an opportunity that led to fame and continued literary success. (Courtesy Photo/Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Carl Van Vechten, 1939)
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D.C. Plays Major Role in Langston Hughes’ Life and Career

by James Wright Jr.February 14, 2024February 14, 2024
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently signed a mayoral order outlining actions around the District's approach to artificial intelligence. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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D.C. Embraces AI

by James Wright Jr.February 14, 2024February 15, 2024
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Minority Business Enterprise Advisory Council

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amazon prime delivery truck on street
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D.C. Police Expand Amazon Lockers Program to Combat Residential Package Theft

by James Wright Jr.February 14, 2024February 21, 2024
International Women's Day is celebrated by Ethiopian and D.C. officials and members of the all-female crew of Ethiopian Airlines at Dulles International Airport on Sunday, March 7.
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EmpowerHer Summit Coming to MGM National Harbor

by James Wright Jr.February 14, 2024February 16, 2024
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Human Rights Training

by James Wright Jr.February 14, 2024February 15, 2024
**FILE**D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Bowser Admin Announces Business Grant Program for The Parks at Walter Reed

by James Wright Jr.February 13, 2024February 14, 2024
Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, pastor of the Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, the first Jeremiah Wright Jr. Spiritual Leader-in-Residence at Howard University preaches at Rankin Chapel on Jan. 15. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Frederick Haynes III Takes Reins of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

by James Wright Jr.February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

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