Justice Above All

by The Legal Defense Fund

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.

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Participatory Budgeting: Real Money, Real Power

What if communities had a real say in how their local government spends public money? In this episode of Justice Above All, we explore participatory b...

22m

•Aug 17, 2026

Nikole Hannah-Jones on The Role of Race in Our Nation's Founding

Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project, sat down with Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel at the Legal Defense Fund, to discuss the...

48m

•Jul 23, 2026

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 ...

26m

•Jul 3, 2026

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 wo...

26m

•Jun 28, 2026

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...

27m

•Jun 1, 2026

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...

30m

•Apr 28, 2026