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
Feb 13, 2022
Feb 13, 2022
58 min
On this show, we talk with former NC Supreme Court Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson and NCCU Law Professor Don Corbett about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement and the importance of having a Black woman replace him on the Court.
Feb 6, 2022
Feb 6, 2022
58 min
On this show, we talk with Erika Wilson, Associate Professor of Law and UNC School of Law, and Angela Gay-Audre, Director of the African American Cultural Center at North Carolina State University about Critical Race Theory and the impact of recent political attacks on CRT.
Jan 30, 2022
Jan 30, 2022
59 min
On this show, we discuss the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice with the Task Force co-chairs NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls and NC Attorney General Josh Stein.
Jan 23, 2022
Jan 23, 2022
59 min
On this show, we discuss reducing gun violence and reducing crime in Durham with newly appointed Police Chief Patrice Andrews.
Jan 16, 2022
Jan 16, 2022
59 min
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.
Jan 9, 2022
Jan 9, 2022
59 min
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.
Dec 26, 2021
Dec 26, 2021
58 min
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.
Dec 19, 2021
Dec 19, 2021
59 min
On this show, we discuss reducing gun violence in Durham with Durham District Attorney Satana Deberry and Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead.
Dec 12, 2021
Dec 12, 2021
59 min
On this show, we discuss year-end tax tips with CPA and attorney Kenneth Gibbs of the Durham-based Thomas and Gibbs accounting firm.
Dec 5, 2021
Dec 5, 2021
57 min
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.