Episodes
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.
Published 01/22/24
Published 01/22/24
Published 10/23/23
October 15, 2023, begins estate planning week. On this show, we talk with three experts about the need for everyone to do estate planning. Our guests are Dorothy Nachman, Professor of Law at NCCU School of Law, where she teaches, among other courses, Property, Decedents' Estates, and Estate and Gift Taxation; Mariah Street, Business and Legacy Planning Attorney; and Pamela Harrigan-Young, Attorney, Tax Expert, and CPA.
Published 10/16/23
On this show, we have an informative and revealing discussion with the Honorable Patricia Timmons Goodson, who is beginning her tenure as the Dean of the NCCU School of Law.
Published 10/09/23
On this show, we talk about the budget changes to the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission and how those changes largely eliminate the participation of lawyers and give one party the power to select the vast majority of the members. Our guests are Former NC Court of Appeals Judge and former NC Judicial Standards Commission chair, Wanda Bryant, and former NC Court of Appeals Judge Chris Brook, a lawyer with Patterson Harkavy and an adjunct Constitutional law professor at NCCU School of...
Published 10/02/23
Environmental racism describes the long-standing discriminatory practice of racial discrimination in environmental policy, the enforcement of regulations and laws, and the deliberate targeting of communities of color for the location of toxic waste facilities. On this show, we will discuss how the industrial hog operations in NC are contributing to environmental racism right here in North Carolina with our guests Blakely Hildebrand, a senior attorney at Southern Environmental Law Center,...
Published 09/25/23
On this show, we have an informative and revealing discussion with Sandy Darity and Kirsten Mullen regarding their most recent book, The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice.
Published 09/18/23
On this show, we discuss the July 1944 murder of Private Booker Spicely in Durham at the hands of a Duke Power Company bus driver because he peacefully protested a demand that he move to the back of the bus. Presently underway are local efforts designed to erect a public monument in Durham to honor his service and to promote a community symposium that honors Spicely and other African-American soldiers who were killed as a result of similar efforts. Our guest is Stephen Valentine, Director of...
Published 09/11/23
On this show, we will discuss the continued acts of white domestic terrorism against Black people in this country following the tragic racially motivated killing of three Black individuals in a predominately black community near Jacksonville, Florida, with our guests Ted Shaw, the Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights at the University of NC School of Law, and Artemesia Stanberry, Professor of Political Science at North Carolina Central...
Published 09/04/23
On this show, we discuss the impact technology is having on the legal profession, and we discuss the NCCU Technology Law & Policy Center with Attorney Diane Littlejohn, Executive Director of the NCCU Technology Law and Policy Center and 2010 graduate of NCCU School of Law, and Attorney Cedric Pickett, a Tech Law Fellows for the NCCU Technology Law and Policy Center, a Certified Information Privacy Professional, and 2018 graduate of NCCU School of Law.
Published 08/28/23
On this show, we discuss the impact, benefits, and challenges associated with student-athletes monetizing their own name, image, and likeness.
Published 08/21/23
On this show, we discuss the impact, implications, and importance of the prosecutions and political campaign of Donald Trump. Joining us are three of our regular guests Jarvis Hall, Professor of Political Science in the NCCU Political Science Department; Don Corbett, Constitutional Law Professor at NCCU School of Law, and Tamika Moses, Law Professor at NCCU School of Law and former federal prosecutor.
Published 08/14/23
On this show, we discuss the need to teach complete American history, which includes African American history, with guests DOn Corbett, Constitutional Law Professor at NCCU School of Law, and Ajamu Dillahunt Holloway, Assistant Professor of History at NC State.
Published 08/07/23
During this episode, we discuss the recent history of the YMCA, its impact, and the 2023 Hall of Fame Inductions with our guest, Norman Joyner, a native of LaGrange, NC; a Hall of Fame Athlete at Shaw University and former YMCA local and national staffer, who will become the next inductee to the National YMCA Hall of Fame.
Published 07/24/23
On this show, we discuss the Court's ruling in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis and its implications with NCCU Law Professor Lydia Lavelle.
Published 07/17/23
In one of its last decisions of the 2022 term, the US Supreme Court determined that the consideration of race in college admission violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. On this show, we discuss the ruling, its impact, and future implications with NCCU Law professors Don Corbett and Tamika Moses.
Published 07/10/23
On this show, we discuss the Allen v. Milligan decision and its expected impacts and implications with guests Marcus Bass, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Black Alliance, and Kathleen Roblez, the Senior Voting Rights Counsel and Litigation Manager at Forward Justice.
Published 06/26/23
June 19 is Juneteenth, now a federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States and commemorating freedom, resilience, and the enduring struggle for equality. On this show, we discuss the significance of Juneteenth with the organizers of the Durham 2023 Juneteenth celebration.
Published 06/19/23
On this show, we have an informative discussion with recent African American honor graduates about their perceptions of significant issues and concerns that they will encounter as they continue their leadership growth and development.
Published 06/12/23
Given the recent story in the news of the lawyer who used ChatGPT for legal research and cited fabricated cases created by ChatGPT in their brief, on this show, we discuss the limitations and best practices for using ChatGPT and other LLMs for legal research by lawyers and laypeople with guests Richelle Reid, Assistant Law Library Director at NCCU School of Law, Austin, Director of the Law Library & Professor of Law at Georgetown University School of Law, and Shelly DeAdder, Senior...
Published 06/05/23
On this show, we discuss the expected impact of recent Voting Rights and Political Participation decisions recently decided by the North Carolina Supreme Court, including Harper v. Hall, with guests Marcus Bass, Executive Director of Advance North Carolina & Deputy Director of NC Black Alliance, and Jeff Loperfido, Interim Chief Counsel of Voting Rights for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
Published 05/29/23
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. On this show, we discuss the challenges facing the AAPI community and how we might be better allies with guests NCCU Law Professor Kevin Lee and Chavi Koneru, Executive Director of North Carolina Asian Americans Together.
Published 05/22/23
On this show, we explore current efforts to oppose the enactment of legislation that will curtail the teaching of African American history or Critical Race Theory in North Carolina, its impact on educational institutions and teachers, and whether legal remedies exist to resist these efforts with Peggy Nicholson, a Clinical Professor of Law and the Supervising Attorney for the Children Law Center at Duke University School of Law.
Published 05/15/23
On this show, we talk with four of our most recent North Carolina Central University School of Law graduates and soon-to-be new lawyers who discuss their life’s journey through a demanding law school experience.
Published 05/08/23