FOR THE PEOPLE... law in plain language

Episode 122 Sticks & Stones, Anti-bullying awareness and the Law

July 10, 2014 01:09 - 1 hour - 123 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Sticks and Stones… Anti-Bullying awareness and the Law! “Sticks and Stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” WRONG! This nursery rhyme is by an unknown author first appearing in an 1862 Edition of the Christian Recorder. Tonight on For the People we delved into the world of bullying. The FTP Fam discussed an...

Episode 121 Transgender, Legal & social challenges, I am who I am

June 30, 2014 00:35 - 1 hour - 119 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. TRANSGENDER. Legal & Social challenges i am who i am Transgender: An umbrella term used to describes a person, who identifies themselves differently than his or her assigned sex or somewhere on a “Scattagraph” of gender identity. The Fam tackled the social and some legal challenges surrounding, the Transgender community. Our four guests, Hollis, Christian, Mark and Kae spoke from personal experience...

Episode 119, Burned and Bamboozled, STDs & your rights!

June 15, 2014 17:04 - 1 hour - 108 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Burned and Bamboozled STDs & your rights (STDs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases) The FTP Fam talked about STD’s and the possible rights that people may have. An STD is a sexually transmitted disease that can be passed to another partner by intercourse, bodily fluids, blood and saliva. If a STD were to be passed to another person intentionally, could that now infected person sue? Or should they just...

Episode 118, "Taken" the Horrors of Human Trafficking!

June 08, 2014 22:58 - 1 hour - 116 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. “Taken” the Horrors of Human Trafficking! Dr. Donna Sabella, Director of Global Studies and the Office of Human Trafficking in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, joined the FTP Fam as we delved into the mysteries and the misconceptions that usually come with Human Trafficking. Dr. Donna and the Fam discussed the harsh realities of Human Trafficking and how close this monst...

Episode 117, Abortion Part 2, Pro-life, Pro-choice & A Father's perspective

June 01, 2014 15:25 - 1 hour - 121 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Abortion, Part 2 Pro-Life, Pro-Choice and A Father’s perspective The FTP Fam dissected the notions of Pro-Choice, Pro-Life and a father’s Perspective. We did not reach a consensus because folks stuck to their guns respecting their individual opinion about Abortion. We were joined us on the phone by Leeanne Edwards, a young lady out of Pittsburgh, PA. Leeanne suggested that nowadays too many young...

Episode 116, Rebroadcast of Abortion: Option or Murder?

May 26, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 139 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. FOR the People will not be airing live tonight Due to Family Emergency Please enjoy the Re-broadcast Episode 68 Abortion Murder or Option! If Murder is the intentional Killing of a Human Being When is an EMBRYO a Human Being in Your Opinion? Is Abortion Murder? For the People, law in plain language, more like Raw Language. The FTP Fam let it all hang out about Abortion and Women’s Rights. We were jo...

Episode 115, Everything But the Kitchen sink, Legal Q & A!

May 20, 2014 01:36 - 1 hour - 115 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Everything but the Kitchen sink, Legal Q & A! The FTP Fam discussed Everything But the Kitchen, Legal Q & A. The FTP Fam fieldedquestions from our listeners and fans from Is it illegal to take a street sing when it is laying on the ground. One listener asked if she could sue her baby’s daddy’s new “Ho” b/c the woman got her arrested based on false accusations and a male listener wanted to know if...

Episode 114, The Usual Suspects, The Genocide of Young Black Men!

May 12, 2014 00:08 - 1 hour - 110 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. The Usual Suspects, The Genocide of young black men! The FTP Team discussed the Usual Suspects, The Genocide of Young Black men. Is the proliferation of racial profiling by law enforcement, the culprit that has seemingly minimizde the worth of a young black man’s life? Are Young Black men themselves in their efforts to be “like the Jones” and their apparent disrespect/disregard for the value of the...

Episode 113, Tales from the Hood... Urban Literature vs. Mainstream Literature

May 04, 2014 23:53 - 1 hour - 119 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Tales from the Hood, Urban Literature vs. Mainstream Literature The FTP Team was joined by Teri Woods, Author, Self-Publisher extraordinaire and one of the most successful African American self-published authors remaining in the publishing industry. Teri Woods and the FTP Fam “Street Literature”, and compared it to Mainstream Literature. Teri Woods alerted us that the category or designation of U...

Episode 112, Love Shouldn't Hurt, Part 3: Behind the Scenes of Domestic Violence

April 29, 2014 21:51 - 1 hour - 128 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Love Shouldn’t Hurt, Part 3 Behind the scenes of Domestic Violence featuring A Former Batterer, Victims & film/screen! Di the comedienne – Former, Female batterer, comedian, and actress, Danielle Erwin - actor, director, filmmaker and producer, Sabrina Ne’chelle - Writer/ Director/DV survivor/playwright, certified life coach, radio personality and motivational speaker along with Alice Wells, acto...

Episode 111, Is it a Crime To ....! Criminal Law Q & A

April 22, 2014 15:25 - 1 hour - 112 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Is it a crime to. . .. Criminal Law Legal Q & A Is it a crime to. ... Listeners filled in the blanks, with their comments and questions as the FTP Fam, discussed and deciphered what is and what should probably be illegal; like for example; punching one's child in the face and breaking the child's jaw, or viewing pornography depicting young men in the privacy of one's home, or perhaps owning and sto...

Episode 110 Voices from, 'A Hard Knock Life.' The Foster care experience

April 13, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 126 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Voices from ‘A Hard Knock Life’… The Foster Care Experience As state governments and the federal government create policies declaring that the safety and security of our nation’s children are top priority that causes children to be removed from homes deemed “unsafe” and placed in homes, where sometimes the horrors are much, much worse! Does our nation’s Foster care System work? Tune in to this episode...

Episode 109, Must be the Music... Freedom of speech or corrupt influence?

April 07, 2014 19:06 - 1 hour - 118 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Must be the music… Freedom of speech or corrupt influence? As the street breathes violence and Society struggles to find the source, it may have been in front of our face, the entire time. Is Rap Music the root to all evil? Is the Youth of today being brainwashed? Is the Artist's right to perform, whatever with no care for his or her message, Freedom of Speech or Corrupt Influence? The FTP Fam, with...

Episode 108 April Foolishness, Stupid Laws & wacky lawsuits with If it was legal I would?!?

March 31, 2014 23:44 - 1 hour - 117 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. April Foolishness, Stupid Laws & wacky lawsuits and If it was legal I would ?!? The FTP Fam kicked it together and got into some April Foolishness. We discussed some of the craziest laws on the books, some of the most outrageous sentences ever to be handed down, we discussed pranks that were just downright wrong and dangerous and we heard what the Fam would do If something that is now illegal was le...

Episode 106, FTP Racial Round-Table part 2, Black People vs. African Americans

March 15, 2014 18:41 - 1 hour - 125 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. FTP Racial Round-table Part 2, The FTP Fam was joined in the studio by Kennedy Allen aka “Storm Tribble” one of the four headed horde of co-hosts from G-town Radio.com’s own, Black Tribbles; Too cool to be Geeks, Too cute to be Nerds! Kennedy and the rest of the 4 headed horde can be heard every Thursday night on G-town Rado.com from 9:00 PM-11:00 PM (EST). The FTP Fam, along with Kennedy discussed s...

Episode 107, Forced Fatherhood??? When 1 night turns into 18 years!

March 09, 2014 19:53 - 1 hour - 109 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. FORCED FATHERHOOD? When 1 night turns into 18 years! Is it really FORCED FATHERHOOD, if a man takes all precautions but the woman still gets pregnant? After all when folks lay down to “indulge” they know the risks. The FTP FAM and special guest Walter Rodriguez tackle this issue from all angles: abstinence, birth-control, vasectomies and much more. The Feminists on the FAM were raging! You gotta...

Episode 105. School to Prison Pipeline, from Detention Hall to Detention Center!

March 02, 2014 19:58 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. School to Prison Pipeline, from Detention Hall to Detention Center When child’s play becomes something more! The FTP Fam was joined in the Studio by PA State Representative Jordan Harris, Ian Ranzer/ Teacher extraordinaire and Host of MT. Airy Groove on Gtownradio.com, Mary Truth Serum Pitts, CEO of Prophetic Presentations and Co-host of The Broke N Truth show on Gtownradio.com. Rev. Ann Colley, Clin...

Episode 104 Unsung, Black American Heroes!

February 23, 2014 16:37 - 2 hours - 73.7 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Unsung, Black American Heroes! “Upon the clothes behind the tenement, That hang like ghosts suspended from the lines, Linking each flat, but to each indifferent, Incongruous and strange the moonlight shines.” Claude McKay, Novelist and Poet extraordinaire. “He put his hand on me to arrest me I took my foot and kicked him. He was blue and purple and turned colors. I started to bite him, but he looked...

Episode 103 Lifestyle, not sin! Gay & God Part 2

February 15, 2014 17:46 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Lifestyle, not Sin! Gay & God, Part 2 Homosexuality is a lifestyle not a sin, but according to some, it is a sin just not the ultimate sin as traditionalist/judgmentalist Christians view it. The FTP Fam, along with Pastor Amy Yoder McGloughlin, Reverend Ann Colley, Evangelist Tawanda, Mary Truth Serum Pitts and Sandy Smith discussed and digested this notion. Some suggested that although homosexual...

Episode 102, Perspectives from in front of and behind the gun. Rat-a-tat-tat Part 2

February 10, 2014 15:53 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Perspectives from in front of and behind the gun! Rat-a-tat-tat, Part 2, United States Constitution, 2nd Amendment: “A well, regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Although the Federal Constitution guarantees that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, this does not mean we d...

Episode 101, Desperate parents Abandoning babies, Safe Haven Laws protect both!

February 02, 2014 14:40 - 1 hour - 73.2 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Desperate parents Abandoning babies! Safe Haven (laws) protect both. In this Society, sadly but surely, on any given day you may walk past a garbage can and hear the soft cries of a newborn child. Hopefully, not anymore! the FTP Fam along with Gary Chiluti and Timothy Jaccard of AMT, Hope Foundation, dug into "Safe havens", safe places to take your unwanted newborn. Tune In, you never know when you'll ne...

Episode 100 Stolen Black voices. Jim Crow's resurgence by mass incarceration!

January 20, 2014 17:47 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Stolen Black Vocies. Jim Crow's resurgence by mass incarceration! How is the deprivation of basic civil and human rights suffered by folks returning to our society after jail, different than the deprivations of basic rights under Jim Crow laws, and does the mass incarceration of minorities occur by choice or by force, or both? The FTP Fam, was joined in the studio by Lynn M. Carter, MSW, PA LSW as ...

Episode 99 The Other side of the influence, substance abuse and its effect on our families.

January 13, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. The other side of the influence, substance abuse and its effect on our families. The FTP Fam tackled the harrowing issue of substance abuse and addiction we joined by Ron Grover, a father, a professional, and an advocate, who shared the painful story of his son's 7 year fight with substance addiction that began with recreational abuse of Oxycotin and grew into an addiction to Heroin. We discussed and debated s...

Episode 98 The funny, the wacky and just plain freaky, the top wackiest Legal Stories of 2013!

January 05, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. The funny, the weird and just plain freaky, The top wackiest legal stories of 2013! The FTP Fam returned with fire and fervor as we tackled the top legal stories of 2013; including an enlightened mom, who attempted to broaden her 16 year old son's anatomical horizons; a North Carolina military Vet, his wife and their German Shepherd; a nudist and his family values along with a Doctor who specializes in P...

Episode 97 FTP continued Holiday Hiatus!

December 29, 2013 00:00 - 2 hours - 113 MB

For the People... law in plain language WILL NOT BE ON THIS week Please enjoy the Re-broadcast of of “FTP Racial Round-table, Part One N***** & C****** ! Be sure to tune in January 2014 for FTP Racial Round-Table, Part 2, Black People vs. African Americans! Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq., The Compassionate Lawyer Co-Hosts: BLAQ: “The Broke Poet” & Chamara “Cheddar “Cotton Managing Producer: Chamara ‘Ladygohard’ Cotton Assistant Producer: Robbin Stanton Production Consult...

Episode 96 FTP Holiday Hiatus, Re-broadcast Gay and God

December 26, 2013 00:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB

For the People... law in plain language WILL NOT BE ON THIS WEEK Please enjoy the Re-broadcast of our “Gay and God, Part 1! Be sure to tune in January 8, 2014 for our new and improved shows! Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq., The Compassionate Lawyer CoHosts: Blaw "The Broke Poet" & Chamara “Cheddar “Cotton Managing Producer: Chamara ‘Ladygohard’ Cotton Assistant Producer: Robbin Stanton Production Consultant: Renee Norris-Jones LISTEN ONLINE: G’town Weekly Podcasts on iTunes & Podomatic...

Episode 95 Living the illegal Dream, Children of illegal Immigrants and The Dream Act!

December 16, 2013 00:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Living the illegal Dream, Children of Illegal Immigrants The Dream Act! David Bennion, Esq., Immigration Attorney and Immigration Historian extraordinaire joined the FTP Fam to educate us all on the nuisances of the Deferred Action for childhood arrivals, or D.A.C.A. This piece of legislation is what actually stands in the place of the Dream Act. We learned that although the impetus for such legislatio...

Episode 94, Obamacares so should you. The Affordable Health Care Act, all you need to know

December 09, 2013 00:00 - 1 hour - 84 MB

This week on … For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Obamacares, so should you! The Affordable Health Care Act, all you need to know! Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS, live on air The FTP Fam was joined in the studio by Attorney Sean Stevens, and Paydon Miller of Enroll America. The team along with our guests, disussed the imeptus for The Affordable Health Care Act, aka Obamacare. We agreed that the act was merely designed to ensure all Americans had access ...

Episode 93 The leftovers Smorgasbord! FTP's Post Thanksgiving show

November 30, 2013 23:11 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. The Leftovers, Smorgasbord! Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS This episode is dedicated to our listeners, who diligently and faithfully email, text, call and post questions/comments to us, and who may be a tad frustrated if they've not yet heard their offerings presented live on air. Leftovers, the Smorgasbord is a collection of listeners' questions and comments that may not have fit into any of our previous...

Episode 92 Family, you can't live with em, you can't shoot em

November 26, 2013 04:18 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Family, can’t live with em, can’t shoot em! Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS LIVE on air “family law” If you think your family is dysfunctional, just wait till you hear some of the questions and comments our listeners sent in about their families. We heard from an "OG" in New Jersey who was curious if his "Game"status precluded him from having his potential wife sign a pre-nup. A listener from Delaware asked...

Episode 90, Life is like a box of WTF!

November 11, 2013 18:22 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Life is like a box of WTF? Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS LIVE on air! The FTP fam tackled legal questions from our faithful listeners far and wide. Reno, Nevada checked in telling us how a home owner is upset that his nieghbors call the police on him for going clotheless in his own home. Pittsburgh, Pa chekcing in and told us how they just empty their guns at people, who enter their homes uninvited...

Episode 89 Breaking the Silence, Adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse!

November 03, 2013 16:11 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Breaking the silence! Adult Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse! The For the people fam was joined in the studio by Rhett Hackett, CEO/Co-founder of Humanity Preservation foundation and Adult Male survivor of childhood sexual abuse; Charles Custer aka "Buddy Love" co-founder Humanity Preservation Foundation and Rev. Ann Colley via telephone our experienced Clinician/Therapist. We explored myths...

Episode 88 Ignorance of the law does not protect you!

October 27, 2013 16:05 - 1 hour - 75.7 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS LIVE on air! Listen up & get your legal information on! Ignorance of the law does not protect you, please stop blaming your attorney, remember you have a responsibility also. Do you know what to do to restart your SSI or other state benefits, once released from custody? When has a returning citizen satisfied his or her debt to our society? What des one say to a woman who r...

Episode 87 If you don't vote, you can't bitch!

October 23, 2013 11:40 - 1 hour - 73.3 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS LIVE on air! Are you prepared to vote in this upcoming election? Your FTP fam was joined in studio by Sean Stevens, and Daine Grey, and onthe phone by Tracy Brandeis Roman, all of whom are former Judicial Candidates for the Judges in Philadelphia. We learned that we as citizens have a civic duty to know the political candidates what they stand for. We talked about the ...

Episode 85 Taking your legal Questions Live on Air!

October 16, 2013 12:35 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS LIVE on air! The For the People fam was joined in the studio by crew members of Gtown Radio.com's newest show sensation, The Broke N Truth show, starring FTP's own Blaq aka the Broke Poet, co-starring Mary Truth Serum Pitts, with T Macaroni ain't a damn thing Phony and DJ Swift. The FTP fam and the Broke N Truth crew got busy answering and responding to listener's questio...

Episode 84 Navigating the Special Education Minefield, Law * Resources Parents need to know

September 29, 2013 00:40 - 1 hour - 74.7 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Navigating the Special Education minefield! Law & Resources Parents need to know! Is your child a special needs child? What rights does your special needs child have to a public education? Did you know that a federal law, the I.D.E.A. (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) demands that All children identified as eligible for special education are entitled to a free and appropriate public educatio...

Episode 83, Getting in to fit in, but at What Cost? All you need to know about Hazing!

September 23, 2013 12:40 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Getting in to fit in, but at what cost? All you need to know about Hazing Do we know the full extent of what happens behind the doors of fraternities, sororities, and the military for that matter? All of a sudden kids are dying behind hazing, but what a minute it, it is really all of a sudden, or have we turned a blind eye for so long when we could have done something sooner? Get the 411 on what's rea...

Episode 82 DNA: the best Witness to Innocence

September 18, 2013 03:49 - 1 hour - 91.5 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. DNA: the most convincing Witness to Innocence, Isn’t it better to free 10 guilty men lest one innocent man suffer in prison? What gives our government the right to commit murder? Murder is murder no matter who is doing the killing, isn’t it? Is state sanctioned murder, really the legacy we want to leave for our children? The Death Penalty is not a deterrent to murder, so why do we still use it...

Episode 81, Gay & God, A Candid conversation about Homosexuality and Religion, Where do you stand?

September 11, 2013 22:27 - 1 hour - 98.7 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Gay & God, A Candid discussion about Homosexuality and Religion, where do you stand? This show was eye opening, spiritually enticing and so much more! The FTP Fam was joined in the studio by: Reverend Kevin Porter aka Rev Kev, an ordained Presbyterian Minister, who suggested that translations and considerations of biblical passages, ought to get with the times; Sandy Smith aka 'Sandman', Exile in Ph...

Episode 80 Posting status= Posting Bail, (Social Media's legal implications, Can YOU catch a Case?)

September 02, 2013 02:40 - 1 hour - 89.8 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Posting status =Posting bail?? (Social Media’s legal implications, Can you catch a case?) Facebook, and Twitter and Instagram oh my, is the information you post really private or can it be accessed and used against you? Did you know that you may be held liable in court, for what you post on social media? Did you know that folks can access your personal page with a subpoena? Parents, do you kno...

Episode 79 Devaluing our homes, Property reassessment in Philadelphia, Introducing the Actual Value Initiative,and why you should care!

August 27, 2013 16:07 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Devaluing our homes, Property reassessment in Philadelphia, Introducing The Actual Value Initiative and why you should care! Do you know the value of your home? Are you unsure of the future of your real estate taxes? Did you know that growth in your "hood," can affect the value of your home? To answers the queries listed above, the FTP Fam invited, Malik Boyd, Entrepreneur, President of the Young ...

Episode 78 The Mis-Education of Philadelphia, Educate don't Incarcerate!

August 20, 2013 01:58 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. The Mis-Education of Philadelphia, Educate don’t Incarcerate! Special Guest The Honorable Jordan Harris, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. If you "were" mid-educated about education, tune in and listen to the FTP Fam go all in on what the "Real" Probelm is in our schools. Opinions were flying like knives, but don't worry no blood shed. Just the Fam standing on their views and State Rep Ha...

Episode 77, Protect and Serve or Profile and Abuse?

August 11, 2013 13:33 - 1 hour - 83 MB

This week on ... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Protect and Serve or Profile and Abuse Do the people trust the Police? Air Date August 13, 2013 FTP came back with a bang. After a two week break we came back with a raw show about "Police" and "Cops!" We kept it real as usual. We were joined in the studio and on the phone by; Kelvyn Anderson, ED, Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission, “Jenn”, blogger extraordinaire, Civil Attorney and Editor/Adm...

Episode 74 Bridging the Troubled Mind, Mental Health law and resources

July 22, 2013 00:11 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. presents: Bridging the Troubled Mind! Mental Health System, the Law and resources Valerie Byrd, Executive Director, The Consumer Satisfaction Team Inc, and Yvette Kamimura, CST Team Member & FTP Resources Specialist, joined The FTP Fam in the studio and Ilena from NorthEast Philadelphia, joined us on the phone to discuss the challenges of Mental Illnes. Controversy, FTP style ensued when our Compassionate Lawyer blur...

Episode 73 - TRAYVON! The Verdict, The Law, & The People's Perspective

July 16, 2013 21:10 - 1 hour - 91.8 MB

Tonight on ... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. TRAYVON! The Verdict, The Law, & The People's Perspective Florida's 'STAND YOUR GROUND LAW', Racial Implications & More! SPECIAL GUESTS: James Berardinelli, Esq., a former Prosecutor/DA and self-described Moderate Conservative, weighing on VERDICT; David Love, Esq., a community organizer, editor, human rights advocate, journalist, legal advocate, legislative staff person, and executive director; Gar...

Episode 72 FTP Racial RoundTable Ni and CR*

July 10, 2013 12:52 - 2 hours - 111 MB

Tonight on ... For the People... law in plain language RACE RELATIONS ~ FTP Racial Roundtable PT. 1 ~ Ni**** and Cr******! There is a tight rope between a round table and a boxing ring, and the FTP fam dared to walk in it. We put it all on the air about race terms, slurs, DNA, the whole nine! We dared to let the discussion about and between Blacks and Whites start right here. If you don't tune in you know you wrong! STUDIO HOTLINE 215-609-4301 Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS LIVE on...

Episode 71 DOMA - Adam and Eve or Adam and Steve

July 03, 2013 15:48 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

Tonight on ... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. DOMA ~ Adam and Eve OR Adam and Steve? ~ Same Sex Marriage! Yes! We were bold enough to talk about it, argue about it, debate about and scream about it. This show will have you on the edge of your seat talking to your speakers like we can hear you. Two Words, Tune IN! SPECIAL GUESTS Sara Jacobson Professor Sara Jacobson, is the Director of Trial Advocacy Programs at Temple University School of Law and where ...

Episode 70 - My baby mama is DEAD BEAT drama

June 18, 2013 16:10 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Tonight on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. SPECIAL SHOW HONORING FATHER'S My baby mama is DEAD BEAT drama FAMILY LAW EPISODE Custody & Child Support FOCUSED ON FATHER'S (DEALING with DEAD BEAT MOM's) SPECIAL GUESTS Clayton Craddock Paul Elam Mary Pitts Captain Walter H. Rodriguez Jon Nagle Dead beat mommas was the topic, however, guest callers Paul, Clayton,and Walter, and Jon take our compassionate lawyer into another realm. Tune in to th...

Episode 69 - puff puff PASS THE DOOBIE (CONGRESS)!

June 10, 2013 21:47 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

This week... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. puff puff PASS THE DOOBIE (CONGRESS)! Legalized weed? Medicinal Weed? Pot, weed, ganja, chronic, budda, mary jane, purple haze, cheeba, grass~ WHATEVER! Where & how can we LEGALLY smoke it & when will Congress (Puff &) PASS laws in my state? We just wanna smoke... Puff Puff pass, ..... Calling all potheads and non potheads to the table for the discussion of legalizing Cannibis, weed, marijuana, reggie, l...

Episode 67 - RAT-A-TAT-TAT... YOUR RIGHT TO BARE (Raw and Real) ARMS

May 21, 2013 11:46 - 1 hour - 88.7 MB

This week... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. RAT-A-TAT-TAT... YOUR RIGHT TO BARE (Raw and real) ARMS Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS AND YOUR COMMENTS LIVE on air! TuneIN Tuesday's 8-9:30 PM EST LISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com The 2nd amendment guarantees that "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Article 1 Section 21 of the Constitution ...

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