WI Staff Writer Juanita Katon loves history and was thrilled when asked by º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes to lead a tour of the company’s annual African American Heritage Tour. “I have always loved history,†said Katon, 65. “Throughout high school and college, I took Black history courses. It was always love.†Katon […]
Author Archives: James Wright Jr.
James Wright Jr. is the D.C. political reporter for the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½. He has worked for the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ AFRO-American Newspaper as a reporter, city editor and freelance writer and The º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ 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.
