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Author Archives: James Wright Jr.

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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**FILE** Workers at PJ's, a D.C. coffee shop, prepare customer orders. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Minimum Wage Increase Generates Mixed Viewpoints

by James Wright Jr. July 13, 2022July 13, 2022
Kenyan McDuffie represents Ward 5 on the D.C. Council. (WI file photo)
Posted inPolitics

McDuffie’s Bid for Council At-Large Seat Gains Growing Support

by James Wright Jr. July 6, 2022July 6, 2022
April Richardson dances into her new business, Ninety Ten by DC Sweet Potato Cake Bakery & Café in northwest D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Black Bakery and Café Opens its Doors in Downtown D.C.

by James Wright Jr. July 6, 2022July 6, 2022
Photo courtesy of Mark Mahoney
Posted inCommunity

Abortion Landscape in D.C. Remains Unchanged, With Caveats

by James Wright Jr. July 6, 2022July 6, 2022
Abortion rights rally at the Supreme Court, Jackson Women's Health v. Dobbs. Photo credit: Shala W. Graham
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Defiantly Responds to Overturn of Roe v. Wade

by James Wright Jr. June 29, 2022June 29, 2022
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser exults at winning the Democratic Party primary on June 21. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Bowser, Council Incumbents Hold Off Opponents in Victory

by James Wright Jr. June 22, 2022June 24, 2022
Greg and Rose Holmes celebrate Juneteenth in Clarke County, Va., which includes the town of Josephine City. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Josephine City: A Historic Black Enclave Nestled in Bastion of White Hostility

by James Wright Jr. June 22, 2022June 24, 2022
A Juneteenth celebration in Virginia (Courtesy of virginia.org)
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D.C. Juneteenth Celebrants Read Names of 2,000 Slave Liberators

by James Wright Jr. June 21, 2022June 21, 2022
**FILE** D.C. Council member Robert White (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Robert White and James Butler Debate Before Wards 3 and 4 Voters

by James Wright Jr. June 15, 2022June 15, 2022
Posted inCommunity

Ward 1 Council Race Embroiled in Controversy

by James Wright Jr. June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

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