Hard Knock Radio

The Murder of Robert Brooks

On this episode of Hard Knock Radio Davey D speaks with Bishop Dwight Fowler about the tragic case of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old man serving a 12-year sentence for assault, who died in the early hours of December 10 after reportedly being beaten by correction officers at Marcy Correctional Facility, an all-male state prison in … Continued


Hard Knock Radio – January 7, 2025

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.


Background Briefing

Scott Horton / Stephen Kinzer / Alexander Cooley

The Normalization of Trump By the Press and Social Media, as Its Owners Bezos and Zuckerberg Move to Flatter Rather Than Fact-Check Him
At Today’s Rambling Press Conference, Trump Does Not Rule Out Military Force to Take Back the Panama Canal, Grab Greenland, and Make Canada the 51st State
Why is Trump Attacking Our Closest Allies, While Cozying up to Our Worst Adversaries?


Classrooms are places where teaching happens. What if they were also places of healing and justice-seeking? Tessa Hicks Peterson describes educational approaches that foster well-being, empowerment, and critical thinking. She also emphasizes the need for trauma-informed pedagogical practices. Tessa Hicks Peterson, Liberating the Classroom: Healing and Justice in Higher Education Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025