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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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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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Federal Advertising for Black Firms: Norton

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U.S. Treasury Department Gives D.C. $62 Million

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Black Women and Artificial Intelligence

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Leslie Ann Tarleton is the owner of Brown Girls Embrace, a skin care and mental health firm. (Courtesy photo)
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Sycamore & Oak Holds Black Friday and Small Business Saturday Events

by James Wright Jr.November 29, 2023November 29, 2023
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is part of the Smithsonian Institution. (Courtesy of nmaahc.si.edu)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture hosts Kwanzaa & Watch Night Celebration

by James Wright Jr.November 28, 2023November 28, 2023
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Annual Winter Festival of Lights Begins Friday in Upper Marlboro

by James Wright Jr.November 22, 2023November 22, 2023
Terace Garnier is a U.S. Air Force veteran, a member of the D.C. National Guard, Miss International World 2023, a journalist, author and member of a Chippewa council in Grand Rapids, Michigan (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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African Americans with Native American Ancestry Discuss Heritage

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Gettysburg Museum Opens Underground Railroad Exhibit

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Eleanor Holmes Norton represents the District in the U.S. Congress. (WI file photo)
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D.C. Del. Norton Introduces Bill to Address Inequity in Federal Advertising Contracts

by James Wright Jr.November 21, 2023November 21, 2023

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