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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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Ray Spears, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Omicron Eta Lambda chapter, examines a ballot at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest D.C. (Courtesy of Omicron Eta Lambda chapter)
Posted inCommunity, Election 2024

Adopt-A-Vote Center Program Gains Traction in D.C.: Local Organizations Lend a Helping Hand at Voting Sites

by James Wright Jr.May 29, 2024May 29, 2024
**FILE** D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said she will fight congressional attempts to stop noncitizen voting in the city. (WI photo)
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House Bans Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Local Elections

by James Wright Jr.May 24, 2024May 24, 2024
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D.C. Early Voting for June 4 Primary Begins Sunday

by James Wright Jr.May 24, 2024May 24, 2024
Tiffany Crowe, the director of the D.C. Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (left) chats with Rosemary Suggs-Evans, the acting director of the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development at the Business in Women’s Luncheon on May 21. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Business Briefs

by James Wright Jr.May 24, 2024May 26, 2024
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GW Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Trade Mission to Paraguay: Expanding Business Horizons

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Virginia Ali, the co-founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl, accepts her award for her community service. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBusiness

Virginia Ali to be Honored

by James Wright Jr.May 22, 2024May 22, 2024
Gwyneth and Jermaine Brown are the co-founders of Acee: The Firm Foundation, a nonprofit based in Ward 8. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBusiness

Ward 8 Nonprofit is Recognized

by James Wright Jr.May 22, 2024May 27, 2024
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Posted inBusiness

DC Small Business Census

by James Wright Jr.May 22, 2024May 22, 2024
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Washington Gas Set to Update Its App

by James Wright Jr.May 22, 2024May 22, 2024
Charles E. Wilson (at podium), chair of the DC Democratic Party (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics

D.C. Democrats Push Importance of Biden Reelection at Kennedys-King Dinner

by James Wright Jr.May 20, 2024May 22, 2024

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