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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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Greater Washington Urban League Offers Free Career Change Class

by James Wright Jr.September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
In the District of Columbia, a shortage of affordable housing, a hyper-expensive rental market and aging and vanishing housing stock ​has​​ had tenants battling spiraling rents and housing costs and left them at ​​increased risk of ​getting ​​​displaced. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)
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Critical Conversations on Affordable Housing: National Building Museum’s Future Cities Summit

by James Wright Jr.September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
Members of the Johnson Middle School Panthers walk out of their school building in Ward 8 to the cheers of student and adult fans. (Ja’mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Ward 8’s Johnson Middle School Represents D.C. Well in West Va. Road Trip

by James Wright Jr.September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
**FILE** Jamie Foxx (Georges Biard via Wikimedia Commons)
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Super-Lawyer Gary to be Portrayed by Jamie Foxx

by James Wright Jr.September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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D.C. Attorney General Holds Tempoe Accountable for Deceiving Customers with False Advertising

by James Wright Jr.September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
**FILE** Barack Obama (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
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Timeline of the Congressional Black Caucus

by James Wright Jr.September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
Dr. Jonathan Cox is the vice president, Center for Policy Analysis and Research at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. (Courtesy of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)
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Jonathan Cox Sets Aside Academia to Lead CPAR

by James Wright Jr.September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
**FILE** Marcia Fudge (Freddie Allen/NNPA)
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HUD’s Marcia Fudge Bolsters Homeownership for Black Americans

by James Wright Jr.September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
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Pittsburgh-Based Nonprofit Tickets for Kids Charities Hosts Networking Event to Celebrate Mission in D.C.

by James Wright Jr.September 11, 2023September 11, 2023
Kerry James Marshall has designed new racial-justice-themed windows for the Washington National Cathedral to replace windows that previously honored Confederates Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. (Colin S. Johnson/Washington National Cathedral)
Posted inBlack Experience, Faith, Religion

Confederate Generals’ Windows Replaced with Racial-Justice-Themed Stained Glass at Washington National Cathedral

by James Wright Jr.September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

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