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 Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
On this week’s episode, hosts April Dawson and Irv Joyner talk with Professor Tamika Moses, a Criminal Law Specialist and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and Professor Donald Corbett, Constitutional Law Expert about the murder of George Floyd and the Derek Chauvin murder trial, verdict, and consequences.
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
On this week’s episode, hosts April Dawson and Irv Joyner sit down with Attorney Kenneth Rose, the former Executive Director of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, and discuss the wrongful convictions of Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, their 40-year effort to establish their actual innocence and the legal victory which resulted in a jury award of more than $75 million in damages for the 31 years that they spent in prison.
Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
On this week’s episode, hosts April Dawson and Irv Joyner talk with Erika Wilson, Professor of Law at UNC School of Law, and Graig Meyer, NC State Representative, about the need for accurate discussions of this nation’s race history, Critical Race Theory, and the Republican attack on CRT.
Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
On this week’s episode, hosts April Dawson and Irv Joyner talk with Cierra McEachern and Gary Bush II, two recent North Carolina Central University School of Law graduates and soon-to-be new lawyers, about their journey through a demanding law school experience.
Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
On this week’s episode, hosts April Dawson and Irv Joyner talk with Tomas Lopez, the outgoing Director of Democracy North Carolina, about his time as ED and the continuing need for the promotion and protection of a more democratic North Carolina.
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
On this week’s episode, hosts April Dawson and Irv Joyner talk with Professor Tamika Moses, a Criminal Law Specialist and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and Professor Donald Corbett, Constitutional Law Expert about the murder of George Floyd and the Derek Chauvin murder trial, verdict, and consequences.
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
On this show, we talk about the violence that is being perpetrated on members of the Asian community, and how the Black and Asian communities can join in solidarity to address issues of violence.
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
On this show, we have a revealing discussion regarding the ongoing quest for “Educational Equity” in North Carolina with two leaders who are actively engaged in these efforts, Attorney Mark Dorosin, Managing Attorney for the Southern Regional Office of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law and a County Commissioner in Orange County, and Keith Sutton, member of the Wake County Board of Education and a recent candidate for the North Carolina Superintendent of Education.
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
On this week’s episode, hosts Irv Joyner and April Dawson talk with U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield about the January 6th Capitol Insurrection.
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
As part of our Women’s History month recognition, we talk with Dr. Alma Adams, U.S. Congressional Representative for the North Carolina 12th Congressional District.