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
NIMBYs: The Geography and Environment of Public Housing
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Millions of people live in areas that expose them to hazardous conditions and jeopardize their health. Across the nation, existing and newly built public and subsidized housing is concentrated in low-economic opportunity areas. Disproportionately Black and Brown communities face high levels of poverty and high exposure to environmental dangers. The federal government's long history of disinvestment in public housing has profound consequences for Black and Brown communities, including high rates of poverty, health risks due to exposure to environmental hazards, and a lack of economic and educational opportunities.
On this episode of Justice Above All, hosted by TMI Senior Fellow and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Julian Castro, we explore the geography and environment of public housing, and how anti-public housing sentiment has impacted its development.
Special thank you to Mike English for allowing us to use his recording from a housing rally in Montgomery County, Maryland to introduce the episode.
Hosted by: Secretary Julian Castro
Edited by: Keecee DeVenny
Produced by: Keecee DeVenny and Jackie O'Neill
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