Flashpoints

An Extended Report from Half Moon Bay Struggles to Recover from a Terrible Mass Shooting.

Today on the Show: An extended report from Half Moon Bay, where the farmworker community struggles to recover from a terrible mass shooting: The flashpoints team will be in CONVERSATION with community activist-social worker, Belinda Ariaga, of the community center ALAS in Half Moon Bay: And the city of Ft. Lauderdale about to give away … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Reimagining Public Safety

Amid nationwide reckoning with racial justice and calls to reimagine policing in America, many cities are exploring plans to change its public safety funding and performance. On today’s show we speak with Kalia Mathis and Rocky Hunt about the new Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and plans to hold her accountable. As well as … Continued


2023 Black History Month Special | Past Light, Clear Sight

  11am: Conscious Music with Cheryl K A thought provoking mix of music and spoken word, featuring an interview with vocalist Jean Carne 12-12:30pm: Cat Brooks speaks with George McCalman about his new book, “Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen”. This conversation is an unexpected journey into Black culture 12:30-1pm: Sabrina Jacobs interviews Matt … Continued


Law & Disorder

The history of American policing and its violence w/ Professor Nikki Jones

In the wake of the horrifying police killing of Tyre Nichols, we spend the hour in conversation about the history of policing with Professor Nikki Jones. Nikki Jones is Professor of African American Studies at UC-Berkeley. Her work examines the experiences of Black women, men, and youth with the criminal legal system, policing, and violence. … Continued