Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio

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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.

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Beliefs Vs. Facts

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We speak with Professor Tina B. wright about the current state of affairs around the rise in authoritarianism and the Balkanization of the United States.

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In Conversation with Kali Akuno on Hurricane Ida | Malik Rahim Testimony on Hurricane Katrina

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We speak with Kali Akuno from Cooperation Jackson about the ravages of Hurricane Ida and what that means for the Gulf Coast and the larger impact of Climate Change. We hear a testimony from former Black Panther Malik Rahim about white vigilantes hunting down Black people in the Algiers section of New Orleans after Hurricane … Continued

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Artist As First Responders and Poor News Network

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We speak with Ashara Ekundayo about “Artist As First Responder” in reaction to 9/11 and her campaign to bring more awareness to Black August with “9 Days of Radical Practice.”  Later we hear from Poor News Network about America’s assault on economically disenfranchised communities.   Guest: Ashara Ekundayo is a cultural strategist, independent curator, serial … Continued

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Understanding of The Legacies of Dr. Runoko Rashidi and Glen Ford

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We discuss the life and legacy of Black Agenda Report’s co-founder Glen Ford and the scholarship of Dr. Runoko Rashidi. Runoko Rashidi is an anthropologist and historian with a major focus on what he calls the Global African Presence–that is, Africans outside of Africa before and after enslavement.  He is the author or editor of twenty-two books, the … Continued

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Hard Knock Radio – August 23, 2021

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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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

Hard Knock Radio

The Devastation in Haiti and Prison Resistance

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We speak with Haitian activist Pierre LaBossiere about the earthquake in Haiti. We also speak about the legacy of Haiti and its connection to Black August. Later activist Dorsey Nunn joins us to discuss prison abolition and Black August resistance.