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 Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
On this show, we discuss the U.S Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which overruled the nearly 50-year-old precedent Roe v. Wade, taking away the constitutional right to abortion.
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
On this show, we discuss the $3 million settlement that resulted from litigation of the shooting death of Andrew Brown in Elizabeth City with attorneys for the Brown family and community groups.
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
On this show, we talk with a political commentator about the Congressional Select Committee’s Reports of its conclusions on the January 6th Capitol Hill insurrection.
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Join us this Sunday as we discuss the impact of this landmark legislation, which prohibited sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools and education programs.
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
On this show, we talk with three local High School and college students regarding the Impacts of Mass Shootings on our youth population following the recent mass killings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX.
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
On this show, we discuss the “Great White Replacement Theory,” which has been implicated as motivation for the infamous 2017 “Unite the Right” rally by White Nationalists in Charlottesville and the recent mass shooting of African Americans and People of Color in Buffalo, Charleston, El Paso, and Pittsburgh.
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
May 17, 2022, marked the 68 anniversary of the landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education. On this show, we talk about the background, aftermath, and legacy of Brown.
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
On this show, we discuss the intersection of religion, reconciliation, justice, diversity, and inclusion with Dr. Jay Augustine, Senior Pastor at St. Joseph’s AME Church.
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
On this show, we talk about the work and progress of the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice.
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
On this show, we talk with four North Carolina Central University School of Law graduating law students who discuss their life’s journey through a demanding law school experience.