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Author Archives: Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer

Sarafina Wright is a staff writer at the Washington Informer where she covers business, community events, education, health and politics. She also serves as the editor-in-chief of the WI Bridge, the Informer’s millennial publication.
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, she attended Howard University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. A proud southern girl, her lineage can be traced to the Gullah people inhabiting the low-country of South Carolina. The history of the Gullah people and the Geechee Dialect can be found on the top floor of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
In her spare time she enjoys watching either college football or the Food Channel and experimenting with make-up. When she’s not writing professionally she can be found blogging at www.sarafinasaid.com.
E-mail: Swright@washingtoninformer.com
Social Media Handles: Twitter: @dreamersexpress, Instagram: @Sarafinasaid, Snapchat: @Sarafinasaid

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at Uber's new East Coast headquarters on Nov. 6 in Northwest during a kickoff event for the city's "Scissors and Shovels Day." (Courtesy of the mayor's office via Twitter)
Posted inLocal Business

Uber Makes D.C. Its East Coast Home

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 6, 2015October 30, 2020
Former Rep. Gus Savage Dies at 90
Posted inNational

Former Rep. Gus Savage Dies at 90

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 4, 2015October 30, 2020
PARCC Results Abysmal for D.C. High Schools
Posted inLocal

PARCC Results Abysmal for D.C. High Schools

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 4, 2015October 30, 2020
Dr. Regina Hampton, a general surgeon at Doctors Community Hospital, and Victorianne Russell Walton of It's in the Genes pumps up the crowd at a P.I.N.K.I.E. party for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Lanham, Maryland, in October. (Courtesy of Doctors Community Hospital)
Posted inHealth

Hospital Provides Breast Cancer Awareness

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 4, 2015October 30, 2020
Orange
Posted inCommunity

Orange Pushes Entrepreneur Program For Ex-Offenders

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 4, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inLocal Business

Howard Alum Brings Chick-fil-A to D.C.

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 3, 2015October 30, 2020
Mayor Bowser was ambushed by activist and protestors in response to her proposed Anti-Crime Bill during her appearance at the launch of the Anacostia Heritage Trail in Southeast on Saturday, Oct. 26. Photo courtesy of Twitter User: @2liveunchained.
Posted inCommunity

Activists Rally against Mayor’s Anti-Crime Bill

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 28, 2015October 30, 2020
Keynote speaker Mayor Muriel Bowser poses with members of the College Success Foundation - DC, HERO program during the eighth annual CSF-DC Breakfast Fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 22 at The Capital Hilton in Northwest. /Photo courtesy of CSF-DC.
Posted inEducation

College Scholarships Help D.C.’s Most Vulnerable

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 28, 2015October 30, 2020
Courtesy of hbculifestyle.com
Posted inEducation

HBCUs Better For Black Students: Survey

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 28, 2015October 30, 2020
D.C. Residents Want Transparency in Police Body-Camera Program
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Residents Want Transparency in Police Body-Camera Program

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 21, 2015October 30, 2020

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