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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.
We talk to Oakland teachers who are on a hunger strike trying to stop school closures in Oakland. And part two of our conversation with author Dan Charnas about his latest book ‘Dilla Time’ about JAMES DEWITT YANCEY (1974-2006), known professionally as Jay Dee or J Dilla, one of the most influential music producers of … Continued
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 sit down with comedian Karinda Dobbins to discuss the release of her debut comedy album, Black & Blue. The Bay Area comedian who has shared the stage with household names like Trevor Noah, Roy Wood Jr. and Gina Yashere recorded the album on a co-headlining bill with one of her best friends, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan. Karinda Dobbins was born and … Continued
We speak with author MAJORA CARTER (an urban revitalization expert, real estate developer, MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award winning broadcaster) about her new book, RECLAIMING YOUR COMMUNITY: YOU DON’T HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO LIVE IN A BETTER ONE. Carter offers up a powerful rethinking of poverty, economic development, and the meaning of success … Continued
We speak with Medea Benjamin the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and Ajamu Baraka, National Organizer and National Spokesperson for Black Alliance for Peace about the “Axis of Domination”, Ukraine and AFRICOM.
We speak with the mother and members of the organization More Than A Hashtag about the killing of 19-year-old Isaiah Tyree Williams by Las Vegas police. https://linktr.ee/morethanahashtaglv https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2022/jan/13/metro-man-killed-in-shootout-with-police-not-targe/
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 the Alphabet Rockers about their latest projects. Tommy Soulati Shepherd (he/him/they) is an internationally renowned actor, playwright, composer, educator, rapper, drummer, beatboxer and music producer. Tommy (aka Emcee Soulati) is a longtime member of the performance group Campo Santo who continue to tell stories of the people and Oakland’s own Antique Naked … Continued
The COVID 19 pandemic has transformed all of our lives in some way. But some are feeling the impacts more than others. Take healthcare workers, for example: As the United States surpasses 38 million COVID-19 cases and 637,000 deaths as of August 28th, 2021, many healthcare workers continue to be overloaded by caring for COVID-19 … Continued
We speak with Quency Phillips the executive director of Joint Venture’s Building Back Better initiative, established in 2021 as a backbone effort to support regional recovery and reduce stark inequities magnified by the pandemic. Phillips has been committed to social good for more than 25 years through community service and entrepreneurship.
