Kai Wright Biography
Kai Wright is an American journalist from Brooklyn, NY currently serving as a writer and editor at The United States of Anxiety which mainly focuses on the politics of sex and race, particularly how their impact public health.
Wright contributes to leading independent as well as community-based media such as The Progressive, Mother Jones, and Real Health magazines.
Kai has also written for various publications ranging from Essence magazine to the Village Voice. Kai serves as a publications editor for the Black AIDS Institute.
He is also a columnist for TheRoot.com and author of Drifting Toward Love: Black, Brown, Gay and Coming of Age on the Streets of New York.
He has also written two books on African-American history. In addition to that, he writes and edits a series of monographs exploring the AIDS epidemic among African Americans published by the Black AIDS Institute.
Kai Wright Age
Kai Wright was born in the United States of America in 1974. He is 48 years old.
Kai Wright Height
Wright stands at a moderate height of 5 ft 7 inches ( Approx 1.7m).
Kai Wright Family
Kai was born in the United States of America to his caring father and mother. Wright holds American nationality but belongs to the Afrtican-American ethnicity. However, information about his family members is currently under review and will be updated as soon as available.
Kai Wright Wife
He is currently in a romantic relationship with a 40-year-old graphic designer for UNICEF called Jedd Flanscha.
Kai Wright Salary
Kai receives an annual salary of $68,994 per year. This is according to The United States of Anxiety anchors’ and reporters’ salaries.
Kai Wright Net Worth
Wright has an approximate net worth of $1 million – $5 million.
Kai Wright Career
Kai currently serves as the host and managing editor of The United States of Anxiety. This show is about the unfinished business of history and its grip on the future. The show airs live on WNYC every Sunday at 6p Eastern.
The show was hailed by The Atlantic as one of the “Best Podcasts of 2018.” The Atlantic declared that the show “has always been able to swiftly explain current events through the lens of the past.”
Previously, Wright served as the host of WNYC Studios’ other limited edition podcasts with social justice themes such as There Goes the Neighborhood, The Stakes, and Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice. The latter was honored with an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.
Before that, Kai serves as one of the hosts of a national live radio call-in show called Indivisible that WNYC convened during the first 100 days of the Trump Administration with the aim of inviting Americans to come together across divides.
As an author, Wright has written two previous books on African American history. He has been the recipient of a number of fellowships and awards such as the 2006 New American Media Award in Health Writing and the Pew Fellowship in International Reporting Project. Feel free to visit Kai’s website at www.kaiwright.com.
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