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 Mar 10, 2024
Indira Everett: Journey From Williamston, NC, to Duke Energy (Rebroadcast)
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
On this show, we talk with Indira Everett about her historic journey from Williamston, North Carolina, to become the Vice President for Government and Community Relations at Duke Energy Corporation.
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
On this show, we will discuss the recent personal and professional attacks upon Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the ongoing dangers faced by African Americans who become prosecutors with NCCU Law School Professor, Tamika Moses.
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
History Maker – Dr. Siobahn Day Grady
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
On this show, we talk with history maker, Dr. Siobahn Day Grady, the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Assistant Professor and Program Director of Information Science at the School of Library and Information Sciences at NCCU.
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Indira Everett: Journey From Williamston, NC, to Duke Energy
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
On this show, we talk with Indira Everett about her historic journey from Williamston, North Carolina, to become the Vice President for Government and Community Relations at Duke Energy Corporation.
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
North Carolina Primary Elections 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
On this show, we discuss continuing issues and barriers that African Americans and members of marginalized communities should be prepared to address when they seek to exercise their right to vote with Marques Thompson, Organizing Director of Democracy NC.
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Host Reflections
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
On this show, Legal Eagle Review hosts Irving Joyner and April Dawson discuss the North Carolina Central University School of Law and the impact of Black lawyers in the state.
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
On this show, we discuss the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), its lasting legacy, and continuing relevance with Jennifer Lawson, a SNCC veteran and former SNCC field secretary, and Dr. Jarvis Hall, Political Science Professor at North Carolina Central University.
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Wrongful Convictions and Ronnie Long Case
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
In the aftermath of a $25 million settlement in the wrongful conviction case of Ronnie Long, who spent 44 years in prison for crimes that he did not commit, on this show, we talk with his attorneys who direct the Duke University Law School Wrongful Conviction Clinic.
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
MLK Impact On Emerging Youth Leaders
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
On this show, in recognition of the King Holiday, we discuss the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King and the 1960s Civil Rights activists and discuss the perceptions and attitudes of younger African Americans regarding the continuing impact and importance of this legacy and history. Our guests are Marcus Bass, Deputy Director of the NC Black Alliance and Executive Director at Advance Carolina; Rhasha Barnes-Scales, a junior at North Carolina Central University and President of the NCCU Political Science Club; and James Whitaker, a third-year student at NCCU School of Law and Secretary of the Student Bar Association.
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
State of African Americans in North Carolina
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
On this show, we discuss the State of African Americans in North Carolina and the United States with two North Carolina political experts and activists.