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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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Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation Account Assistant LeSha Jean Francois checks in a business owner at an information session for an upcoming business mission trip to Korea and China. (Courtesy of PGCEDC)
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Entrepreneurs & Experts in Residence Program

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Small Business Legal Class

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The EmPOWERment Fund

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Whitman-Walker Max Robinson Center Receives $22.5 Million in Federal Funding

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Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, a retired AME bishop and leader in the National Council of Churches, receives National Council of Negro Women Award. (Courtesy photo)
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NCNW Holds Signature Uncommon Height Gala at Gaylord Hotel

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The National Museum of African American History and Culture is part of the Smithsonian Institution. (Courtesy of nmaahc.si.edu)
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Black Artist Rashid Johnson’s ‘Bruise Painting’ Now on Display at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Congressional Black Caucus Members Honored with Climate Change-Maker Award

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Washington Revels Presents 41st Edition of ‘Christmas Revels: The Magical Medieval Tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’

by James Wright Jr.December 8, 2023December 11, 2023

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