FOR THE PEOPLE... law in plain language

Episode 66 - Tonight hear from a few Court of Common Pleas candidates!

May 14, 2013 19:02 - 1 hour - 85.9 MB

Tonight on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Philadelphia. Make your voice count, Stand and let your vote be counted! Our judiciary is only as good as we make it. Tonight we had candid discussions with several candidates running for the bench. We got a mere glimpse into those folks' hearts and minds. Conor Cocoran, button #120 and 124, told us He is an "OBama Democrat" and wants to change the "pay to play" flavor of our City's Democracy: Stepha...

Episode 65 - For the People Fam, live and on fire Taking your legal questions

May 07, 2013 15:13 - 1 hour - 85.9 MB

The For the People Fam, live and on fire! & Taking your LEGAL QUESTIONS LIVE on air! New to the Fam, Co-host, Tiffany Janine Harrison, aka Militant, welcome aboard Militant! Welcome to our new assistant producers, Chamara, ,Curtis and Jasmine, y'all better work! Tonight we put it down, we talked about parents' legal rights to evict their deadbeat children, we heard from a non-custodial parent asking about her rights respecting child support, we heard a question from a tenant in a Housin...

Episode 64 Dear NFL Please take real Action on Domestic Violence

May 01, 2013 19:56 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB

Dear NFL Please take REAL ACTION on Domestic Violence! Signed, NFL Fans & Families How many murdered girlfriends and suicides will it take for the NFL to admit that there is a Domestic Violence epidemic begining in its ranks? How many beaten women must go unnoticed? Gretchen Tomei gives us a way to make a change through her tireless efforts of petitioning the NFL to get the players to wear Purple in addition to the Pink in honor and recognition that "Domestic Violence", must also be...

Episode 63 - PHILLY VIP ~ Premiere Legal Resource GuRu

April 23, 2013 13:59 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language Meet PHILLY VIP ~Premiere Legal Resource GuRu~ With all the inequality and injustice of the under served communities, it is refreshing when programs come along to provide a lifeline. Philly VIP, CLS and PLA are that life line. Broke? Need a lawyer? Know someone who does? Civil or Criminal tune in and check it out. Micahel Viola breaks it down. www.PHILLYVIP.ORG. Air Date APRIL 23, 2013

Episode 62 Don't Take My Sht, Protect your SHT

April 15, 2013 22:38 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB

This week on... For the People... law in plain language w/Debra D. Rainey, Esq. don't take my sh*t Entertainment Law & Artist Management Established celebrities have lost money! Are you an artist, trying to get your self out there? Are you ready for the world? Have your properly protected your SH*T, by taking advantage of the copyright protections afforded Artists? Do you know the difference between an agent, and a manager? Can an entertainment lawyer asisst you? Could you use a ...

Episode 61 Restorative justice, through Philadelphia's Mural Arts program

April 11, 2013 16:30 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE through Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program Tonight on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE through Philadelphia’s Mural Arts SPECIAL GUESTS Robyn Buseman ~ Restorative Justice Program Manager & Michael Whittington ~ Assistant Artist - Mural Arts Program Victim+Offender+Society= Restorative Justice The Mural Arts Program incorporates the concepts o...

Episode 60 - Black Men vs. The System (DHS: Anti-Christ or Saviour? Part 2)

April 02, 2013 14:52 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

Tonight on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Black Men vs. The System (DHS: Anti-Christ or Saviour? Part 2) aka F*CK DHS - I GOT THIS! A single BLACK MAN & FATHER'S harrowing journey of stepping up! Tonight we revisited DHS, The Anti-Christ or Savior of our family, we discussed the case of a local Philadelpia Woman, who after being giving 2 of her sister's children for 9 months lost those children to another family member and how this woman...

Episode - 59 BUZZED DRIVING & DUI'S (1-2 drinks at social gatherings (i.e. weddings),etc CHANGES LIVES!

March 25, 2013 19:40 - 1 hour - 83 MB

Tonight on... For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. BUZZED DRIVING & DUI'S ~need to knows~ 1-2 drinks at social gatherings like baby showers and weddings can turn one's life around. Tonight's show was educational, hilarious and off the chain. We talked about the truths and falsehoods surrounding alcohol and our bodies. We met Skeet, Skeet one of two budding new co-hosts trying to join the For the People Fam. DJ Supa Tang from G'town Radio's Yard2Yar...

Episode 57 - "As a juvenile they said he belonged in prison. Afterwards he didn't belong anywhere." (2013 Minor Differences)

March 12, 2013 16:41 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

Tonight on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. What do a thief, kidnapper, two murderers and a heroin addict have in common with your child, brother, father? Take away the labels and you'll find these imprisoned teenagers are an awful lot like people you know. MINOR DIFFERENCES introduces five juvenile offenders in maximum security lock-up. We meet them again 18 years later. Filmmaker Heather Dew Oaksen and two of her Minor Difference teenagers joins ...

Episode 56 - DHS: Anti-Christ or Saviour? ~ YOU BE THE JUDGE ~ (rescheduled)

February 26, 2013 20:54 - 1 hour - 86.7 MB

Tonight on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. DHS Anti-Christ or Saviour? ~ YOU BE THE JUDGE ~ Tonight the For the People fam, went all in, we discussed, debated and often times yelled to get our points across. Mary former DHS Social Worker and product of the DHS Child Fostercare System, shared with us her experiences and gave a shout out to a very special father. We heard the story of Caroline Hill, a woman who percevied that DHS and Lutheran So...

Episode 55 - The Tax-Man Cometh -we're talking TAX CHANGES & NEWS that can affect you!!!

February 19, 2013 21:03 - 1 hour - 74 MB

Tonight on... For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. The Tax-Man Cometh ~ ACTUALLY JUDITH CLAYPOOLE FROM G-TOWNRADIO'S DYNAMIC MONEY MATTERS COMETH Tax Season Kicks Off Uncle Sam Cometh! Yes! Is is tax season. Some of us are excited and some are rather miserable, but behold, there is a light at the end of everyone's tunnel. Are you receiving all of your crdits and taking all of your deductions? Listen up and help your pocket becuase Uncel Sam ...

Episode 54 - The 4th Amendment = Your Rights

February 13, 2013 12:39 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

Tonight on... For the People... law in plain language The 4th Amendment = Your Rights unreasonable searches and seizures + secure in their persons + shall not be violated Our Host The Compassionate one discussed our rights as it relates to unreasonable searches and seizures of our person and things by the Police. We learned that the law recognizes three levels of interactions between citizens and the Police. We recognized Brother Johndi Harrell as having been crowned per...

Episode 53 - MOVING ON UP! Returning Citizens getting 'A PIECE OF THE PIE'

January 29, 2013 19:53 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Tonight on... Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq. & For the People... law in plain language MOVING ON UP! Returning Citizens getting 'A PIECE OF THE PIE' These ain't the Jefferson's but George and Weezy would be proud as Yvette K and Jondhi H, tell us their journey through the system and the sweet triumphant piece of the Success Pie. Blaq, the Broke Poet chimed in and shared her process from "inside" to "outside". Blaq asked what Do you do when life's gets in the way and you begin to fee...

Episode 52 - WILL i NEED - BASIC OVERVIEW WILLS & ESTATES (aka: my dysfunctional family WILL fight over my sh*t)

January 22, 2013 23:44 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

Tonight on For the People... law in plain language & Debra d. Rainey, Esq.WILL i NEED (aka: my dysfunctional family WILL fight over my sh*t). We learned that a will is a written document that is used to tell the world how someone wants his or her property disposed after the person dies. The Compassionate Lawyer host went all political on us and regurgitated excerpts from President Obama's phenomenal second inaugural address, and she took us down history lane. We learned that if you...

Episode 51- Surving Child Suport & Custody Nightmares

January 16, 2013 19:34 - 39 minutes - 79 MB

Tonight on For the People... law in plain languageSuppose you survived your abuser, got away from the abuser and all of a sudden Here comes "abuser" seeking child custody. What if the abuser has never made any attempts to parent the child and was absent for the child's first 7 years? Does that abuser have rights to the child? Is possession really 9/10s of the law? These and other issues are discussed. our special guest "Arielle" shares her nightmare on Child/Support and Custody st...

Episode 50 - Living with Megan's Law, Branded For Life!

January 08, 2013 19:40 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

Should a man who made a mistake early in his young life by committing a crime without any sexual connotations whatsoever, be foreever branded as a sex offender? Should a momentary lapse in judgment and having sexual relations with a teenager, equate to being a lifetime Sex Offender? Do you know SORNA? Our Compassionate Lawyer rants and raves and puts her spin on Megan's Law. You gotta check out this episode. Tuesdays ~ 8-9:30 PM EST LISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com & with TUNEI...

Episode 49 - Buyer's Remorse? Tune in @8PM EST Consumer Laws show & those holiday purchases given and received. @gtownradio with host @DebraRaineyLaw

January 01, 2013 21:31 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language Buyer's Remorse? Tune in @8PM EST Consumer Laws show & those holiday purchases given and received. @gtownradio with host @DebraRaineyLaw Happy New Year from the For the People FAM! Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Check out the Compassionate Lawyer's legal information, it's funky, it's fresh, it's real and its totally free. Tune IN and enjoy. LISTEN LIVE Tuesday’s 8pm EST LISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com & with TUNEIN on Sm...

Episode 48 Happy Holidays - Check out SPECIAL re-broadcast of our first inaugural show

December 26, 2012 01:50 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language Happy Holidays from the For the People FAM! We are taking Christmas off to enjoy our families. Check out this re-broadcast of our first inaugural show, we've come along way Baby. See you in the 13. Ladies and Gentlemen The First Amendment. Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Check out the Compassionate Lawyer's legal information, it's funky, it's fresh, it's real and its totally free. Tune IN and enjoy. LISTEN LIVE Tuesday’s 8pm EST w...

Episode 47 - Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq. responds to listener legal questions

December 18, 2012 20:07 - 1 hour - 81.2 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq. responds to listener legal questions, check out the Compassionate Lawyer's legal information, it's funky, it's fresh, it's real and its totally free. Tune IN and enjoy. LISTEN LIVE LISTEN LIVE Tuesday’s 8pm EST www.GTownRadio.com OR use the TUNEIN APP Tuesdays ~ 8-9:30 PM EST LISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com & with TUNEIN on SmartphonesWeekly Podcasts on iTunes & Podomatic.com HOST: Debra D. ...

Episode 46- Debra D. Rainey, Esq. responds to listener legal questions! LISTEN LIVE

December 11, 2012 20:42 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq. responds to listener legal questions, check out the Compassionate Lawyer's legal information, it's funky, it's fresh, it's real and its totally free. Tune IN and enjoy. LISTEN LIVE LISTEN LIVE Tuesday’s 8pm EST www.GTownRadio.com OR use the TUNEIN APP Tuesdays ~ 8-9:30 PM EST LISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com & with TUNEIN on SmartphonesWeekly Podcasts on iTunes & Podomatic.com HOST: Debra D. ...

Episode 45- Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq. responds to listener legal questions!

December 04, 2012 21:34 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq. responds to listener legal questions! For the People, law in plain language host Debra D. Rianey, The Compassionate Lawyer gets down to the legal nitty gritty in tonight's episode. Listen and hear legal questions and legal quagmires posed by For the People faithful. You we be entertained, educated and perhaps even a bit baffled, after you lsiten to tonight's episode. PS. Wanna learn the Top Ten T...

Episode 44 - MARYLAND'S 1ST EXONERATED - LESLIE VASS

November 20, 2012 20:43 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language DEBRA'S SPECIAL GUEST IS MARYLAND'S 1ST EXONERATED LESLIE VASS Heroes are truly made in the crevices of our society. Some of their names we will never know. We had the opportunity to hear the story of Leslie Vass, Maryland's first exonerated person. This story is an example of the naked truth of our system and the proof that heroes can be made in your backyard. Tune in, check us out Stay tuned!!! LISTEN LIVE Tue...

Episode 43 - Broken On All Sides ~The New Jim Crow

November 13, 2012 23:20 - 1 hour - 79.4 MB

This week For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. Presents Broken On All Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration & New Visions for Criminal Justice in the U.S. a film by Matt Pillischer, Esq. With special guest Attorney/activist Matt Pillischer, Esq. Attend the Philadelphia free screening of the documentary & the Winner of New Hope Film Festival 2012 Audience Choice Award, Best Mid-Atlantic Film Saturday, Nov. 17, 3:30-6pm FREE ENTRY International House at 370...

Episode 41.1 - PHILLY V. MONTGOMERY COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT PROCESSES (Keir Bradford-Grey - Montgomery County Chief Public Defender)

November 05, 2012 21:22 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB

This week For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. brings you PHILLY V. MONTGOMERY COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT PROCESSES With special guestKeir Bradford-Grey - Montgomery County Chief Public Defender ____________________________ Tuesdays ~ 8-9:30 PM ESTLISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com & with TUNEIN on SmartphonesWeekly Podcasts on iTunes & Podomatic.comDebra D. Rainey, Esq., The Compassionate LawyerFeaturing BLAQ: The Broke PoetProducer: Renee Norris-JonesCre...

Episode 41 - MEGAN'S LAW PART 1

October 30, 2012 19:20 - 1 hour - 74 MB

This week For the People... law in plain language with Debra D. Rainey, Esq. discusses MEGAN'S LAW PART 1 SPECIAL GUEST Karl Baker, Esq. , Supervisor, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Sex Offender Unit & Phylyss Taylor - Chapland - Philadelphia Prisons Stay tuned for PART TWO - Megans Law. A multi-part series on November 27th with sex-sex offender incarcerated for 10 years ____________________________ Tuesdays ~ 8-9:30 PM EST LISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com & with ...

Episode 40- UPDATE!!! WHAT YOU NEED TO VOTE

October 23, 2012 22:24 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language UPDATE!!! WHAT YOU NEED TO VOTE UPDATE TO PA's VOTER ID LAW NO PHOTO ID NEEDED SPECIAL GUEST Rep. Rosita Youngblood _______ Tuesdays ~ 8-9:30 PM EST LISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com & with TUNEIN on SmartphonesWeekly Podcasts on iTunes & Podomatic.com Featuring BLAQ: The Broke PoetProducer: Renee Norris-Jones Air Date OCTOBER 23, 2012 ~LISTEN with the TUNEIN APP on your SMARTPHONE~

Episode 39 - Can an unintentional act resulting in death land you in jail for homicide?

October 16, 2012 22:34 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB

TONIGHT For the People... law in plain language presents Can an unintentional act resulting in death land you in jail for homicide? Crystal Walker is home after 13 years of incarceration. What is the cost when an unintentional act results in death? Could you face the same fate? Special Guest Crystal Walker Tune in TONIGHT at our NEW TIME from 8p-9:30pm for a brand new show! Brought to you be For the People, law in plain language Stay tuned!!! LISTEN LIVE Tuesday’s 8pm EST...

Episode 38- Unemployed? Employed, but working a dead-end job? With or without a criminal history?

October 09, 2012 21:21 - 1 hour - 78.5 MB

TONIGHT For the People... law in plain language presents Unemployed? Employed, but working a dead-end job? With or without a criminal history? Is all hope really lost for returning citizens? Is there really no way out? Well, Exit Us and Opportunity Inc., beg to differ. These two brilliant programs bring life back to our streets. The executive director of Exit Us Thomas Ford and the Director and Operations Manager of Opportunity Inc., William Webb and Latisha Webb come in and brea...

Episode 37- BABY BOY- WHERE U AT

October 02, 2012 13:41 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB

For the People... law in plain language presents... BABY BOY- WHERE U AT? Tonight on For the People... law in plain language presents we asked Baby Boy,Where U At? Moe our in studio young bol told us he and his generation are here. Adults just need to step back let them live and learn. Reuben Jones of Frontline Dads told us that our youngsters need guidance, support and wisdom. One male caller suggested patience and love while Momma's Cue and Blaq offered love, rules and discip...

Episode 36 - Landlord! Landlord! Why for art thou a slumlord?

September 25, 2012 00:26 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

For the People... law in plain language brings you... Landlord! Landlord! Why for art thou a slumlord? "Slumlords exposed! Listen to all the the twists and turns landlords take to try to get over on you. Guest joins us in the studio and shares her experience living in PHA and dealing with Slumlords and strict PHA rules. Tune in and pay close attention because you could be the one getting bamboozled. Guests share their horrific tales ( and legal remedy’s') of Philadelphia's fine...

Episode 35 - Join 'For the People' & DEATH ROW EXONEREE Shujaa Graham...

September 18, 2012 16:59 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

For the People... law in plain language presents... Join us TONIGHT with DEATH ROW EXONEREE Shujaa Graham. Mr. Graham was exonerated from California’s' death row. Tune in TONIGHT at our NEW TIME from 8p-9:30pm for a brand new show! Brought to you be For the People, law in plain language and www.witnesstoinnocence.org. Witness to Innocence is a national membership organization for the Exonerated! LISTEN LIVE Tuesday’s 8pm EST www.GTownRadio.com OR use the TUNEIN APP Tu...

Episode 33 - David Love –Exec. Director of www.witnesstoinnocence.org (A national membership organization for the Exonerated) will be our guest

September 03, 2012 12:18 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

This week (September 4th) on For the People. law in plain language; "At what point is a life not worth saving? IS the death penalty immoral? Where do you stand? David Love, The Executive Director of Witness To Innocence, brought us his expertise and the For the People fam rocked the house as usual. This one, you just can’t miss." David Love Exec. Director of www.witnesstoinnocence.org will be our guest. Witness To Innocence is a national membership organization for the Exonerated....

Episode 32 - DEB (Unleashed & without supervision) GOT THE MIC & WILEING OUT TONIGHT

August 28, 2012 22:11 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

This week on For the People... law in plain language OMG! DEB GOT THE MIC AND WILEING OUT TONIGHT NO TOPIC IS OFF LIMITS SPECIAL GUEST The 'Real' Deb Rainey Unleashed & without supervision ___________________________ Tuesdays ~ 8-9 PM EST LISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com & with TUNEIN on SmartphonesWeekly Podcasts on iTunes & Podomatic.com Featuring BLAQ: The Broke PoetProducer: Renee Norris-Jones Air Date AUGUST 28, 2012 ~LISTEN with the TUNEIN APP on your SMARTPHONE~