
James Wright
Reporter at The Washington Informer
I am a political junkie and love to write.
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washingtoninformer.com | James Wright
Charlene Gilliam is a heart and soul D.C. woman who was having a good time at the 33rd Annual Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle on Pennsylvania Avenue NW on June 21. While many attended the two-day event to partake of the numerous nationwide barbecue options that restaurateurs and pitmasters had to offer, that’s not the reason she paid to come on June 21. “I love go-go and when I heard that the Barbecue Battle was going to have go-go bands playing, I had to come,” said Gilliam, 63.
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washingtoninformer.com | James Wright
On June 5, several cybersecurity and high-tech experts gathered around a conference room table at the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center located in downtown Washington to listen to a presentation from Simeon Kakpovi, a senior threat intelligence analyst in Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center. The center is located a few blocks east of the White House and over three miles west of Capitol Hill, centers of national power in Washington.
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washingtoninformer.com | James Wright
University of the District of Columbia professor Anshu Arora presents educational robots that will be used in UDC’s new AIR course, launching in fall 2025. (Courtesy of UDC) The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) will offer all majors a chance to explore a new academic path in the fall: a concentration in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
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washingtoninformer.com | James Wright
Jayrick Hayes is one of the many participants of the June 10-11 AWS Summit that took place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest, D.C. (Courtesy of State of the Net Conference 2024) When Renee Ricketts of Gaithersburg, Maryland, heard about the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Summit Washington, DC 2025 (June 10-11), she became curious.
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washingtoninformer.com | James Wright
Record heat and humidity in the District did not stop friends and family members of Washington Informer Founder Dr. Calvin Rolark from being present at a commemorative plaque unveiling ceremony that took place on June 24. “When I think of Calvin Rolark, I think of him as a griot, as a warrior,” said Eurica Huggins Axum.
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