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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
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​​In this 1950 photo by Paul Henderson, then-NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall (fifth from right) is shown with other civil rights activists, including future University of Maryland students Hiram Whittle (sixth from right) and Parren Mitchell (far right). (Courtesy of the Maryland Center for History and Culture)
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University of Maryland Names Building in Honor of Thurgood Marshall

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

The University of Maryland announced its newly opened School of Public Policy building will bear the name of civil rights lawyer and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

CDC acting Principal Deputy Director Debra Houry (Courtesy photo)
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CDC: Diabetes a Growing Risk to Americans Under 20

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
The homeless crisis in New York is the worse since the Great Depression of the 1930s. (iStock via GSU)
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Biden Administration Announces Plan to Reduce Homelessness by 25%

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer January 4, 2023January 5, 2023
A new report from the World Health Organization provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease with data for 194 nations. (Courtesy photo)
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WHO Report Shows Oral Neglect Affecting Half of World’s Population

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer December 21, 2022December 22, 2022
The Bob Marley One Love Experience will make its United States debut in Los Angeles in January 2023. (Courtesy photo)
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Bob Marley Experience Coming to the U.S.

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer December 14, 2022December 15, 2022
**FILE** Courtesy of CDC/Sohail Ahmed, Pakistan
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Millions of Children At Risk of Growing Measles Threat

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer December 7, 2022December 7, 2022
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World Health Organization Recommends New Name for Monkeypox

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer December 7, 2022December 7, 2022
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More Than 3 Million Youth Reported Using a Tobacco Product in 2022

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 16, 2022November 17, 2022
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CDC: Cancer Deaths Continue Downward Trend

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 9, 2022November 10, 2022
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