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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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Washington Mystics forward Emma Meesseman dribbles past a Las Vegas Aces defender in the first half of the Mystics' 103-91 win in Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals series at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in D.C. on Sept. 19. (Photo by Yusuf Abdullah)
Posted inLocal Sports

D.C. Female Pro Teams Unite to Encourage Girls to Play Sports

by James Wright Jr. March 30, 2022March 31, 2022
Christina Henderson wants to be the next at-large member of the D.C. Council. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Council’s Henderson Wants Health Insurers to Cover Fertility Procedures

by James Wright Jr. March 30, 2022March 30, 2022
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to add a new annex to the D.C. Jail. (Courtesy of WJLA-TV)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Residents React to Bowser’s $19.5 Billion Budget

by James Wright Jr. March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4) addresses supporters of domestic workers rights legislation. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Council to Consider Domestic Workers Rights Bill

by James Wright Jr. March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
A home in the foreclosure process. (Photo courtesy shutterstock.com)
Posted inBusiness

U.S. Consumer Agency Offers Info for Renters, Homeowners

by James Wright Jr. March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
Prince George's 2022 Spelling Bee Winner Noemie Jackson-Weaver is a sixth grader attending New Hope Academy in Hyattsville, Md. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation

Noemie Jackson-Weaver Wins 2022 Informer Prince George’s County Spelling Bee

by James Wright Jr. March 23, 2022March 27, 2022
The Washington Football Team reveals its new name during a Feb. 2 press conference at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. The team now will be known as the Washington Commanders. (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)
Posted inSports

Anheuser-Busch Cuts Ties with Washington Commanders

by James Wright Jr. March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson counts among several Black woman being considered for a Supreme Court nomination. (Photo courtesy Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNational

D.C. Rallies Around Supreme Court Nominee Jackson, Despite Lack of Senate Representation

by James Wright Jr. March 21, 2022March 21, 2022
**FILE** D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

McDuffie Gets Major Labor Nod in D.C. Attorney General Race

by James Wright Jr. March 21, 2022March 22, 2022
**FILE** Courtesy of the National Cherry Blossom Festival
Posted inCommunity

Cherry Blossom Festival Kicks Off with Start of Spring

by James Wright Jr. March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

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