Black Law and Legal Lies
In episode 100 Ann, Becky and Dan discuss reparations for slavery. If Black people were to get reparations, what form should it be in? We know that 40 acres and a mule is unrealistic, but what isn’t unrealistic is opportunity. We share our thoughts on what we think would help repair our community and why money may not necessarily be the best thing.
We have a mutual friend who refuses to support Black businesses or professionals unless they’re supervised by or works for a white person. We share some of his stories. We also talk about some of the stigmas Black business owners face
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Ann, Becky and Dan discuss Black Trump supporters which leads into a conversation about “code switching.”
This week Ann, Becky and Dan discuss the controversial citizenship question that was proposed to be put on the 2020 US Census. We also talk about US immigration laws, sanctuary cities, weak borders, and why so many people are crossing the border.
Ann, Becky, and Dan discuss a recent case in Alabama where a pregnant woman was shot during an altercation and sadly lost her unborn child. Initially the expecting mother who was shot was charged with the death of her unborn child because she was said to be the aggressor. All charges have since been dismissed. Ann and Dan take different stances on who should be criminally liable in this case.
This week (while still on vacation) we’ve compiled some of Ann’s favorite moments. These clips highlight the legal aspect of the show which range from Ann’s time in law-school, taking the bar exam and working in Merrill Lynch’s legal department. Ann then became a Solo Practitioner specializing in Civil and Family Law for over a decade. Much like last week this is a great opportunity for our newer listeners to become familiarized with our older episodes.
While we’re on vacation Dan compiled a few clips of his favorite moments from prior episodes. This is a great opportunity for newer listeners who may not have listened to our older episodes to be familiarized with previous topics (or for long-time listeners who may have forgot). As you’ll hear, underneath all of the jokes and clowning around Dan is truly passionate about poverty and racial inequality.
This week Dan and Becky talk about police questioning minors. Dan has been arrested numerous times as a minor and he’s never once had a parent or an attorney in any of his interrogations. He was often propositioned with what you’d hear on typical cop TV shows, “tell us what we want and you can go home.” Voluntarily offering information to the police in order to go home always comes at a price. Dan also talks about not knowing his rights as a young teen and not fully understanding the Miranda rights. Dan highly recommends teaching children to know how to ask for an attorney and to NOT voluntarily speak to the police unless they’re victims of a crime.
Becky and Dan are joined by P From Charlotte (@PFromCharlotte) to discuss Social Security Disability benefits. For those of you who aren’t familiar with P, he’s a former firefighter who suffers from PTSD as a result of his time in the fire department. P relies solely on Social Security Disability benefits. He shares some of his experiences, the application process, rules and obtaining medical insurance while on disability.
P is also a host of A Few Screws Loose (@ScrewsLoosePod), a mental health podcast on The BREAKS Media Network (@theBREAKSmedia).
This week Ann and Dan are joined by accountant, credit repair specialist and fellow podcaster, Jayden Hollywood (@TheGreatJayden)to discuss financial literacy. It’s no secret that our community is plagued by wasteful spending and poor money management. The generations before us were financially illiterate for the most part and our generations inherited their poor money management skills and habits.