InvestigationBusiness Young, Black and Buried in Debt Useless degrees are now too-good-to-be-true tickets to the American Dream — targeted at those who can least afford it Kai WrightSalon.comJune 10, 2013
InvestigationBusiness Good Riddance to the Tax Refund Loan Refund anticipation loans, part of a fraud-ridden industry, are targeted at low-income people at exorbitant subprime fees. Kai WrightReutersApril 17, 2012
InvestigationBusiness Bad Credit It’s easy to fall down the payday lending rabbit hole. And the industry is adapting so quickly to new regulations, you just may never get out. Kai WrightThe NationApril 8, 2011
InvestigationPolitics Counting on the Census A close look at the race gap in the census, which means large numbers of African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans aren’t counted when budgets and political districts are set. Kai WrightThe NationMay 6, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Politics More Mortgage Madness A Main Street fix depends on mortgage servicers, but Wright finds they are incentivized to foreclose on homes, rather than ever cut back on principal. Kai WrightThe NationMay 18, 2009
BackstoryJustice The Backstory: A.C. Thompson A.C. Thompson on how it took him a year and a half to uncover a hidden story from the days after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans — armed white vigilantes attacked African Americans fleeing the floodwaters with a nod and a wink from the local police. Kai WrightDecember 19, 2008
InvestigationBusiness The Subprime Swindle The mortgage industry’s predatory lending practices are not only destroying home ownership – they’re bankrupting black America. Kai WrightThe NationJuly 14, 2008