Marjorie has worked as the Lead Organizer of Justice Knox since the formation of the organization in August, 2016. A graduate of Rhodes College (’91) and Columbia Law School (’96), Thigpen-Carter is a lawyer with a background in special education law with experience practicing in various non-profit legal organizations. She has also worked in churches in varying capacities, including: mission fundraising; coordinating religious education; and directing a church community center. Prior to accepting her position at Justice Knox, she worked on the church staff of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Fountain City. She also previously represented young people with simultaneous education and delinquency cases through the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office. A native of Louisiana, Marjorie has lived in Knoxville with her husband and three children since 2007.
Please reach out to Marjorie via telephone or email at (865) 382 6622 or marjorie@justiceknox.org.
MJ is an associate organizer for Justice Knox. She started with Justice Knox in January 2024. MJ has family roots in Knoxville and is excited to be back making positive change in her community. Before Justice Knox, MJ received her B.A. in Mass Communications with a minor in African American Studies and Journalism from Austin Peay State University. During her time at Austin Peay, among many other activities, MJ served in the SGA and as President of the student chapter of the NAACP. After college she worked in Memphis in a public middle school through the City Year program.
Please reach out to MJ by telephone at (865) 773 4114 or by email at mj@justiceknox.org.
Established in 2016, Justice Knox provides congregations from diverse faith, economic, and racial backgrounds from across Knox County a vehicle to act together in response to the scriptural mandate to “do justice.” We are politically non-partisan. We are inspired by the work of 30 broad-based justice ministry organizations in other cities.