NCCU School of Law Hosts Constitution Day Panel
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law hosted a Constitution Day panel on Sept. 17 in the Moot Courtroom, igniting dialogue on the nation’s founding document and its impact.
The panel brought together faculty voices: Professor Brenda Reddix-Smalls (law), Professor Christopher Brooks (law), and Allan Cooper, Ph.D., (political science), who challenged students to examine the U.S. Constitution beyond the text, its framers, the purpose of the document and the meaning behind its principles.
The experience was transformative for second-year law student Harrison Do.
"Attending the Constitution Day panel made me reflect on how marginalized communities have engaged with the Constitution throughout history,” he said. “Professor Brooks highlighted the brilliance of the separation of powers and its tests in today’s world. I left the discussion with a renewed commitment to studying the Constitution."
The program concluded with a Q&A session, inviting students to engage directly with panelists bridging classroom knowledge with urgent civic realities.
“It is important each and every year to reflect on our Constitution and the meaning of ‘We the People,’” said Brooks. “Even more so this year, when so many values that we hold dear are being debated anew.”