[3] During her early research, Wright realised the racial disparities of cancer alley, noticing that the majority of people who lived along the polluted corridor were communities of colour.

[4] In 1992 Wright became the founder and executive director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) at Dillard University.

[5][6] The DSCEJ is a community–university partnership that investigates the impacts of environmental and health inequality along the Lower Mississippi River Industrial Center, which is so polluted that it became known as Cancer Alley.

[7][8] Her research combined population and demographic data with Toxics Release Inventory reports to better understand the correlations between race and pollution.

[3] In 2017 she delivered expert testimony to the Council of the City of New Orleans to describe the risks associated with a Entergy gas power plant.

[15] With the newly reformed NBEJN Wright has been serving as an advisor for Joe Biden's climate emergency plan alongside Tamara Toles of 350.org.