Reporting and interviews by Rodriquez Wright II for Washington DC Magazine.
Rodriquez Wright II reports, interviews and photographs for Washington DC Magazine, the publication he founded and edits. Below is his bylined work, newest first. The full archive lives on his author page.
The New Orleans-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter on Katrina, 40 million street-performance views, a viral moment that reunited a family, Lenny Kravitz, and taking his music global.
The Baltimore-area alt-rap artist keeps his face out of frame so the music, characters and art can speak first. He talks FALLINLUV, the upcoming SAMEWAY, and a DMV scene with no single lane.
Months after we first profiled him, painter Howard R. Carr has drawn coverage from Washington to Italy and India, and now joins a new online exhibition built around what time teaches an artist about how to see.
Sens. Heinrich, Lee, Capito, and Whitehouse, from both parties, introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act to speed up energy permitting and force data centers to pay for the grid upgrades they require.
Sen. Dick Durbin met with Assistant Secretary of State Wesley Brooks to press the case for global water and sanitation programs, warning the world's poorest could be overlooked after the Trump administration gutted USAID.
The Washington painter's record runs from Govinda Gallery's earliest years to the studio he still keeps at the Jackson Art Center, five decades of paint, feathers, and steady work.
The 3rd Annual HBCU Achiever Awards named U.S. Rep. Al Green its 2026 Achiever of the Year and honored eight leaders across politics, advocacy, media and business at Kitchen + Kocktails in Washington.
Keira Dempsey grew up in Housing Opportunities Commission housing. Its scholarships, STEM programs and mentors helped put the University of Maryland sophomore on a path toward becoming a surgeon.
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation marked 50 years of the Phoenix Awards with a night of star power and resolve in Washington.
Two teenage sisters built ShareAScan to turn what you wear into a conversation starter - and funded it with babysitting money. Now their product is headed for the Emmy gift bags.
For the first time in a generation, Washington is choosing new leaders up and down the ballot. Our commitment is simple: cover the District closely, and for the people who live here.
His reporting covers Congress and the Congressional Black Caucus, Washington's arts scene, independent musicians and the people shaping the capital. He also writes the magazine's editor's notes.