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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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Events DC, Fannie Mae Team Up for Housing Expo in Ward 8

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 21, 2024
**FILE** Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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GWUL to Honor Gov. Wes Moore

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 2, 2024
**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
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Pro-Business Programs

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 2, 2024
**FILE** Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C. (Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBusiness

2024 Annual Meeting: Celebrating Economic Development in Washington, D.C.

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 2, 2024
Politicians, business leaders and celebrities gather for the Nov. 15 groundbreaking of the Go-Go Museum, including Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, museum founder Ron Moten, D.C. OCTFME Director LaToya Foster, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Council members Trayon White and Kenyan McDuffie, and director Spike Lee. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Go-Go Museum & Café Gala

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 2, 2024
Several shelves are bare at the CVS in Columbia Heights. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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CVS Columbia Heights Closure Generates Unease

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 1, 2024
**FILE** Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Housing Assistance for Seniors in Prince George’s County

by James Wright Jr.January 30, 2024February 1, 2024
**FILE** Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in the U.S. Congress. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Norton Sponsors Bill to Exempt Those 70 and Older from D.C. Jury Duty

by James Wright Jr.January 29, 2024January 30, 2024
**FILE** Security holding pepper spray canister (dymaxionsmi2le via Wikimedia Commons)
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Pepper Spray: A Tool of Torture Against Blacks, Says Expert

by James Wright Jr.January 29, 2024January 29, 2024
**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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D.C. AG Announces $260K Wage Theft Settlement with Janitorial Company

by James Wright Jr.January 26, 2024January 26, 2024

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