Hard Knock Radio – April 19, 2024
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.
In Conversation with Dhoruba bin Wahad
On today’s episode we speak with former Black Panther leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army Dhoruba bin Wahad. 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.
In Conversation with Melina Abdullah
On this episode, we speak with prominent Black Lives Matter activist Melina Abdullah about Independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West choosing her as his running mate on April 10th. Abdullah is well-known figure in local political circles: She co-founded the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and has been a fixture in recent years … Continued
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D Cook engaged with renowned anti-racist author and advocate Tim Wise to delve into the complexities of racial relationships, civil rights legislation, and the undercurrents of white resentment in America. The conversation opened with Wise critiquing how figures like Donald Trump have tapped into white … Continued
Fund Drive Special – KPFA turns 75.
On today’s show we present audio from Kwame Toure also known as Stokely Carmichael. 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.
UC Berkeley Professor Assaults Palestinian Muslim Law Student Exercising Free Speech Rights
In this episode of Hard Knock Radio hosted by Davey D, the conversation involved Tarik Excentrik of the musical group Shadow Band and Zahra Billoo, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in the San Francisco Bay Area. The discussion addressed the complexities surrounding misinformation, solidarity, and free speech within the context … Continued
Congressman Greg Murphy’s bill to ban DEI in medicine and Poor News Network
We speak with medical student and myth-buster Joel Bervell about Congressman Greg Murphy’s bill to ban DEI in medicine. Later Poor News Network explores America’s war on the financially disenfranchised. 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 … Continued
We speak with Professor Hatem Bazian about the constant attacks on Gaza by Israeli military forces. 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.
We speak with author and culture critic Odie Henderson about his latest book, Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema. Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras is a spirited history of a genre and the movies that he grew up watching, which he loves without irony (but with plenty of self-awareness and humor). … Continued
White Supremacy and The Political Landscape
Daryle Lamont Jenkins and Davey D discussed the recent activities of the Proud Boys, a far-right group, and their increasing aggression, as well as the lack of recognition of successful black figures as role models. They also delved into a critical assessment of the Trump administration, issues related to identity representation, and the reactions of … Continued
How Foreign Influences Impact Haiti’s Future
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, Davey D and Pierre Labossiere from the Haiti Action Committee really dove into what’s going down in Haiti, and let me tell you, it’s a lot. They kicked off talking about Haiti’s past, how it’s the first Black republic to kick slavery to the curb in the … Continued