Anacostia Business Improvement District (BID) has been criticized for its lack of coordination with businesses, while also facing financial challenges due to lack of sufficient revenue, but has been praised for its efforts to promote businesses, build a vibrant arts and culture economy, and secure grants to help businesses grow.
Author Archives: James Wright Jr.
James Wright Jr. is the D.C. political reporter for the 51¿´Æ¬. He has worked for the 51¿´Æ¬ AFRO-American Newspaper as a reporter, city editor and freelance writer and The 51¿´Æ¬ 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.
