Justice Above All
The Thurgood Marshall Institute at the Legal Defense Fund brings you Justice Above All, a quarterly series about the evolution of, and continued need for, racial justice advocacy. We’ve entered a time where many of the building blocks underpinning our work for racial justice are being questioned or actively undermined. Justice Above All provides an accessible way to help inform the national debate, revive our history, and remember how far we still must go in our quest to realize the ideals for which Thurgood Marshall and the advocates he led fought.
Justice Above All
Latest Episodes
The Role of Race in Our Nation's Founding
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." All Americans are familiar with these famous words at the beginning of the Declaration of Independence. However, far fewer people are familiar with the words at the end ...
Black Trans Women: Beyond Resistance, to a Future of Joy and Justice
This Pride Month, Justice Above All celebrates the resilience, joy, and leadership of Black trans women. From Stonewall to the present, Black trans women have been at the forefront of civil rights struggles, transforming resistance int...
Safety is What We Carry
Black communities hold the intergenerational wisdom to address community violence and deliver safety without relying on punishment. In this episode of Justice Above All, guests explore approaches to violence prevention that are rooted not in pu...
Segregation Rebranded: All-White Settlements vs. Fair Housing
This episode of Justice Above All investigates one way in which segregation has been rebranded in the twenty-first century: all-white, or “whites-only,” settlements. In recent years, there has been an alarming rise in these settlements across t...
Toxic Beauty: Racial Disparities in Black Women’s Health
Toxic beauty—the presence of harmful chemicals in common beauty products—is a public health crisis rooted in systemic racism. In this episode of Justice Above All, guests discuss how various beauty products marketed to Black women contain toxic...