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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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Muriel Bowser
Posted inPolitics

D.C. Mayor, Council to Take Oaths of Office

by James Wright Jr. December 26, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inCommunity

Residents Clamor for East End Hospital at Town Hall

by James Wright Jr. December 19, 2018October 31, 2020
Beverly Perry is a senior adviser to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her point person on D.C. statehood. (James Wright/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Statehood Panel Upbeat About 2019 Prospects

by James Wright Jr. December 19, 2018October 31, 2020
**FILE** Tenley-Friendship branch of the D.C. Public Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Friends of Library Seeks Members

by James Wright Jr. December 19, 2018October 31, 2020
**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. AG Sues Evolve Companies for Housing Bias

by James Wright Jr. December 12, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inCommunity

DCPL Chief Quashes Ward 8 Rumors

by James Wright Jr. December 12, 2018October 31, 2020
Clergy met at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church in Southeast about the need for better security. (WI photo)
Posted inCommunity, Faith, Religion

Ward 8 Clergy Discuss Church Security

by James Wright Jr. December 12, 2018October 31, 2020
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser walks through Southeast. (WI photo)
Posted inCommunity

Bowser’s Stroll Reveals Anacostia in Transition

by James Wright Jr. December 5, 2018October 31, 2020
Trayon White
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Council Postpones East End Hospital Vote

by James Wright Jr. December 5, 2018October 31, 2020
Frazier O'Leary
Posted inLocal

O’Leary Wins Ward 4 School Board Race in Upset

by James Wright Jr. December 5, 2018October 31, 2020

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