Freedom Frequency is a curated audio series featuring conversations, lectures, and interviews with leading intellectuals, artists, academics, journalists, and grassroots organizers addressing racial justice, political education, economic equity, state violence, public health, and movement building.
Rooted in independent media and the legacy of community-centered journalism, the series amplifies voices often excluded from mainstream platforms and preserves critical dialogue for future generations.
On this Hard Knock Radio conversation, host Davey D connects with Chuck D of Public Enemy for a wide ranging talk that starts with loss and memory, then expands into technology, culture, and the stakes of how narratives get shaped. The immediate reason for the call is the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson. Davey D … Continued
On Hard Knock Radio, I sat down with Jelani Cobb”dean of Columbias Journalism School, longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, and a thinker rooted in Hip Hops habit of connecting dots across time. We talked about his new book, Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here (2012″2025). I called … Continued
On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D checks in with educator, scholar, and author Dave Stovall for an update on what has been unfolding in Chicago and how it connects to a wider national moment shaped by disinformation, militarized policing, and manufactured division. Davey D opens with questions about a high profile … Continued
Today on Hard Knock Radio, guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga leads a critical conversation marking 17 years since the police killing of Oscar Grant III on the Fruitvale BART platform. Oscar Grants murder became a catalyst for a generation of organizers, journalists, artists, and community members”igniting national conversations about police violence and accountability years before hashtags … Continued
On this episode, we take an in-depth look at the state of Black maternal health in the United States and the ongoing crisis that continues to disproportionately impact Black women and birthing people—regardless of income, education, or geography. Guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga sits down with Raena Granberry, Director of Maternal and Reproductive Health at the … Continued
Guest host Kalonji Changa leads a powerful and urgent edition of Hard Knock Radio, examining the killing of Renee Nicole Good and the broader systems of state violence, media distortion, and unaccountable power that shape immigration enforcement in the United States. In the first half of the show, Kalonji speaks with Emmy Award”winning journalist Georgia … Continued
Guest host Kalonji Changa sits down with Leonardo Flores, a Venezuelan political analyst, activist, and founding member of the Venezuela Solidarity Network, for an in-depth conversation on the escalating U.S. intervention in Venezuela. Flores, who has appeared on Democracy Now! and also serves as a Latin America campaign coordinator with CODEPINK, brings critical context to … Continued
On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, guest host Kalonji Jama Changa speaks with historian and professor Gerald Horne about the political status of Somaliland and the broader regional and global implications of recent developments in the Horn of Africa. The conversation is informed in part by Hornes recent piece published in Responsible Statecraft, which … Continued
Today on Making Contact, we spoke with Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, about the fatal shooting of Keith Porter Jr., a 43-year-old Black father of two who was killed on New Years Eve by an off-duty ICE officer in Los Angeles. Authorities and the Department of Homeland Security characterize the … Continued
Today on the show, guest host Kalonji Changa is joined by Martin Reynolds, Co-Executive Director of Revenue and External Affairs at the Maynard Institute, and Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Executive Director and Editor of One Peoples Project / IDAVOX, for a timely and urgent conversation on press freedom and government accountability. The discussion centers on recent … Continued
