Hard Knock Radio – July 7, 2026
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
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Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting. Hosts Davey D and Anita Johnson give voice to issues ignored by the mainstream while planting seeds for social change.
Hard Knock Radio – July 6, 2026
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Hard Knock Radio – July 3, 2026
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
If you’ve been wondering what happened after the TV cameras stopped rolling following the devastating Altadena fires, this Hard Knock Radio conversation is one you need to hear. Host Davey D sat down with veteran journalist James Farr for an eye-opening discussion that went far beyond wildfire headlines, connecting history, housing, race, corporate accountability, and … Continued
Detention, Dissent, and the Fight for Human Dignity: Hard Knock Radio Examines the Growing Resistance to ICE Detention
Community Leaders Demand Accountability After Fairfield Police Assault of Teen Maurice Williams (HKR-06-01-26) On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with community advocates George Galvis of CURYJ and Berry Accius of Voices of the Youth about growing outrage over the violent arrest of 16 year old Fairfield High School student Maurice Williams. The conversation … Continued
Drawing on a wide-ranging conversation sparked by recent Supreme Court rulings, Hard Knock Radio host Davey D sat down with political analyst and Africana Studies scholar Dr. James Taylor for an expansive discussion about the state of American democracy as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary. The conversation moved beyond court decisions to examine race, … Continued
Haiti and the Supreme Court
On this edition of *Hard Knock Radio*, host Davey D welcomed Pierre Labossiere of the Haiti Action Committee for a sobering conversation about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. The discussion explored not only the legal … Continued
The conversation on Hard Knock Radio shifted from politics to the economics of music as host Davey D challenged the growing gap between record industry profits and what artists actually earn from streaming. Joined first by activist, educator, and recording artist Ras Ceylon, and later by Living Legends co-founder Sunspot Jonz, the discussion explored what … Continued
Hard Knock Radio host Davey D welcomed longtime Bay Area artist, educator, and organizer Ras Ceylon to discuss his ninth album, Scrolls of Lion Rock, and the role politically conscious music continues to play during a period of growing repression, war, and social upheaval. The conversation began with Davey D asking whether songs like “Free the World” are created with the intention … Continued
On a recent edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Bay Area organizer Rachel Jackson and veteran anti-fascist organizer Daryle Lamont Jenkins, founder of the One People’s Project, to unpack what they described as a growing and coordinated assault on civil liberties, political dissent, and independent journalism in the United States. … Continued
One of the most thought-provoking conversations I’ve heard this week on Hard Knock Radio wasn’t simply about the passing of music executive Clive Davis—it was about power, ownership, and the lasting impact of Black music on American culture. Host Davey D assembled an impressive panel of scholars and music historians, including author and funk historian … Continued