The Legal Eagle Review is an informative and thought-provoking weekly radio show and podcast where the show hosts, NCCU law professors Irv Joyner and April Dawson, talk with guest experts and discuss current legal and political issues affecting everyday people in Durham, the surrounding community, and the state. The show airs on WNCU 90.7 FM on Sundays from 7-8p. The Legal Eagle Review is sponsored by the North Carolina Central University School of Law, and the Virtual Justice Project.
Episodes
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
On this show, we discuss political redistricting in North Carolina with voting rights expert Attorney Allison Riggs, Co-Executive Director and Chief Counsel for Voting Rights of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
On this show, we discuss some of the major stories from 2021 and look to the 2022 year ahead with our guests Don Corbett, Constitutional Law Professor at the NCCU School of Law, and Henry McKoy, Economist and Professor in the NCCU School of Business.
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
On this show, we discuss the cultural holiday of Kwanzaa and its importance in the African American community. Our guests are Mary Wright, a former Professor at NCCU Law, and Lester Thomas, President of the Cary-based Ujima Group.
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
On this show, we discuss reducing gun violence in Durham with Durham District Attorney Satana Deberry and Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead.
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
On this show, we discuss year-end tax tips with CPA and attorney Kenneth Gibbs of the Durham-based Thomas and Gibbs accounting firm.
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
On this show, we have a revealing discussion regarding recent racially impactful court proceedings and their impacts upon the establishment of a fair and impartial criminal process in this country. Our guests are Tamika Moses, Criminal Law professor at NCCU School of law and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina; and Donald Corbett, Constitutional Law professor at NCCU School of Law.
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
On this show, we discuss NFTs or non-fungible tokens, what they are, and the role they are and will play in our digital economy. Our guest is Pete Singh, a musician and an attorney at Fourscore Business Law, where he practices intellectual property, licensing, commercial transactions, and business law.
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
On this show, we discuss the most recent decision involving the Leandro Court mandate — which requires that the NC General Assembly provide a “sound basis” education for North Carolina’s children. Our guests are Elizabeth Haddix, Managing Attorney of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law; Naomi Hodges, Every Child NC; Marcus Bass, Executive Director of Advance Carolina and Deputy Director of the NC Black Alliance; and Malik Edwards Associate Dean and Professor of Law at NCCU School of Law.
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
"On this show, we discuss the history of the 1898 Wilmington Racial Massacre and its impact on present-day political participation by African Americans and people of color with Journalist Cash Michaels, a highly regarded reporter for the Wilmington journal, the Carolinian and other media outlets, and Professor Jarvis Hall of the NCCU Department of Political Science."
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
On this show, we discuss the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and the state of police reform in this country with David Green, a professor of law at NCCU School Law, former federal prosecutor, and former General Counsel for the National Bar Association.