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 19, 2023
Racial and Gender Politics in the US and Brazil
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
On this show, we discuss racial and gender politics in the US and Brazil and the upcoming symposium with Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, the Dan T. Blue Endowed Chair at North Carolina Central University.
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
NC Medicaid Expansion
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
On this show, we discuss the much-needed NC Medicaid expansion with Rebecca Cerese, Policy Advocate with the North Carolina Justice Center Health Advocacy Project.
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Bloody Sunday & Voting Rights
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
On this show, we discuss “Bloody Sunday" and the struggle to protect voting rights with our guests NCCU Professor Jarvis Hall and East Carolina University Professor Ajamu Dillahunt.
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
NC African American Legal Legends - Part II
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
On this show, we continue our discussion of the heroic efforts of African American Legal Legends in the fight for freedom, justice, and equality in Durham and around North Carolina with Professor Andre’ Vann, NCCU Coordinator of University Archives and Instructor of Public History.
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Rebroadcast: NC Legal Black History
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
On this rebroadcast show, we discuss past African American legal legends who assisted in shaping African American history in North Carolina with attorney Fred Williams, retired Professor and Director of Clinical Programs at North Carolina Central University School of Law.
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Antiracism Education
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
On this show, we discuss issues surrounding teaching Black History and the need for antiracism education with Osamudia James, University of NC Law Professor and author of a recent article titled "White Injury and Innocence: On the Legal Future of Antiracism Education."
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
NC Legal Black History
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
On this show, we discuss past African American legal legends who assisted in shaping African American history in North Carolina with attorney Fred Williams, retired Professor and Director of Clinical Programs at North Carolina Central University School of Law.
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
1898 Wilmington Massacre and Restorative Justice
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
On this show, we discuss the 1898 Wilmington Racial Massacre and the need for further restorative justice for the victims and their descendants with Sandy Rierson, Visiting Associate Professor at the California Western School of Law and Professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Dreamers and Undocumented Immigrants of African Descent
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
On this show, we talk with Dr. Kayon Hall, Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration at Kent State University, about the concerns and legal plight of Black students who are Documented Dreamers or are undocumented and study in the United States.
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
On this show, we talk with Attorney G.K. Butterfield, the former US Congressional Representative for NC, about the history of the Civil Rights movement and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.