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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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Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie, now seeking one of the at-large council seats, talks public safety during a candidates forum held Sept. 7 at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church in southeast D.C. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Protecting Affordable Loans Bill

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**FILE** Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C. (Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons)
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Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (right) shoots over Los Angeles forward Anthony Davis. (Abdullah J. Konte/The Washington Informer)
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D.C. Chamber on Monumental Virginia Proposal

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Prince George’s County Launches Season 4 of ‘Takeout Tuesday’ to Support Local Eateries

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D.C. Facilities Receive Prestigious Awards for Innovative Design and Construction

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Kimberly Dowdell Sworn In as First Black Woman President of American Institute of Architects

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Burlington Opens First Store in D.C.

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Raven L. Hill, president of Xi Omega, addresses the Centennial Gala crowd on Dec. 16 at the Westin Washington DC Downtown Hotel in Northwest. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Xi Omega Chapter Celebrates a Century of Service to D.C.

by James Wright Jr.December 18, 2023December 18, 2023
**FILE** Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of The Washington Informer
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New D.C. Black Women’s Organization Launched in Southeast D.C.

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Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which he delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, calling for an end to racism (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
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African American History Museum to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. in January

by James Wright Jr.December 18, 2023December 19, 2023

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