Hard Knock Radio

James Baldwin: I Am Not Your Negro

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In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the the time of Baldwin’s death in … Continued


Apex Express Dolores Huerta & Peter Bratt

“I learned to use chopsticks when I was seven,” says our guest Dolores Huerta about growing up in diverse Stockton, California. Join us on Apex Express to hear Host Miko Lee and guest contributor Jalena Keane-Lee interview the legendary activist Dolores Huerta and filmmaker Peter Bratt all about the new documentary “Dolores“. Dolores shares her … Continued


Mitch Jeserich talks to Robert Paxton, about the history of fascism and why it is relevant in contemporary America. Paxton is a political scientist and historian specializing in the World War II era. He is professor emeritus at Columbia University. The Anatomy of Fascism will have a lasting impact on our understanding of modern European history, just as Paxton’s … Continued


After the news, as part of KPFA’s fund drive, an interview with John Nichols’ about his new book Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America and how to best and better understand the American right wing. Additionally, excerpts from Shakti Butler’s Cracking the Codes, which uses a variety of interviews … Continued