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The Legal Eagle Review
Hosted by Irving Joyner & April Dawson · EN
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.
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The Medicaid Crisis in North Carolina
Mar 17, 202500:56:57Tap to summarizeOn this show, our guest is Nicole Dozier, Director of the Health Advocacy Project of the NC Justice Center, and we discuss the history, impact, coverage, and threats to the continuation of the Medicaid program by the new Donald Trump Administration and the Elon Musk DOGE Program.
Transcribe →Student Voting Rights Lab and Legal Dispute for the NC Supreme Court Seat
Feb 17, 202500:58:40Tap to summarizeOn this show, we examine the work and focus of the Student Voting Rights Lab, a collaboration between NCCU and Duke University, and dissect the legal challenge to the election contest between Justice Allison Riggs and Judge Jefferson Griffin for a seat on the NC Supreme Court.
Transcribe →Trump Post Swearing-In Actions
Feb 10, 202500:58:25Tap to summarizeOn this show, we will explore and evaluate the impacts and implications of post-inauguration actions taken by the Trump Administration and whether they are supported by the US Constitution and federal laws with Jarvis Hall and Marcus Bass.
Transcribe →Economic Shifts and Policy Changes of a New Administration with Dr. Henry McKoy, Jr.
Feb 3, 202500:58:55Tap to summarizeOn this show, we discuss the economic shifts and policy changes of a new administration with Dr. Henry McKoy, Jr., a former senior-level Presidential appointee in the Biden-Harris Administration.
Transcribe →Unattached and Taxed
Jan 27, 202500:58:31Tap to summarizeOn this show, we discuss the challenges faced by single individuals in a society that prioritizes traditional family structures, including the impact of tax policies and food waste practices, with NCCU Law Professor Ashley Hillard.
Transcribe →The Legacy of MLK and the Impending Trump Administration
Jan 20, 202500:58:03Tap to summarizeOn this show, we discuss the legacy and influences of Dr. King by directing our attention to what we can reasonably expect from the Donald Trump administration over the next four years and how the political realignment will impact the North Carolina executive and judicial branches of government.
Transcribe →Rebroadcast - US Magistrate Judge Joe Webster
Jan 13, 202500:58:22Tap to summarizeOn this show, we talk with the Honorable Joe Webster, a Magistrate Judge in the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, about his judicial legal career and his recently published memoir, "Joe Webster: Dual Calling Of Law And Ministry."
Transcribe →Rebroadcast - Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs
Jan 6, 202500:59:25Tap to summarizeOn this show, we talk with Dr. Crystal Sanders, Associate Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, about her recently published book Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs.
Transcribe →Rebroadcast - The origins and importance of Kwanzaa
Dec 30, 202400:58:46Tap to summarizeOn this show, we talk about the origins and importance of Kwanzaa with Mary Wright, former dean and professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law.
Transcribe →The origins and importance of Kwanzaa
Dec 23, 202400:58:46Tap to summarizeOn this show, we talk about the origins and importance of Kwanzaa with Mary Wright, former dean and professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law.
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