The illegal game has similarities with a state lottery. For many Black residents of Detroit, it represented an opportunity.

When the nonprofit system didn’t seem to work for it, Seattle-based Wa Na Wari found another way.

“When I was traveling throughout the South, I visited 11 cities. Every single city had water problems, had a water boil notice within the last year, or had reported having brown water trickling through their faucets,” said reporter Adam Mahoney.

The bureau thinks it missed 3% of African Americans, 5% of Hispanics and 6% of Alaska Natives and Native Americans living on reservations.

Lower home appraisal values contribute to the wealth gap between white communities and communities of Black and Latinx people.