4:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: MONDAYS - FRIDAYS
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 present audio from the Hard Knock Radio audio collection, Diggin in The Vault. Recorded interviews with Jelani Cobb, Kali Akuno, Steve Martinot, Kimberley “Goddess” Ellis, Ph.D, Danny Glover, Vanessa Diaz, Michele E. Lee, Jarad Ball, Oronike Odeleye, Michelle Mush Lee, Dr. Sumi Cho, Melissa May Borja, Ph.D and many more.
We speak with Dr. Venus Evans-Winters and Hodari B. Davis about the education of Black children, in particular Black girls. Guests: Dr. Venus Evans-Winters is former Professor of Education Policy and Research at Illinois State University in the Department of Educational Administration. She is also the Founder of Planet Venus and creator of the Write Like A Scholar program. Evans-Winters teaches Critical Race Theory … Continued
We speak with Dr. Venus Evans-Winters and Hodari B. Davis about the education of Black children, in particular Black girls. Guests: Dr. Venus Evans-Winters is former Professor of Education Policy and Research at Illinois State University in the Department of Educational Administration. She is also the Founder of Planet Venus and creator of the Write Like A Scholar program. Evans-Winters teaches Critical Race Theory … Continued
We speak with Claude Marks about the 50th anniversary of the Attica Rebellion. Claude Marks is the Co-director of The Freedom Archives, a San Francisco-based organization. Through the website and email list-serves, Freedom Archives provide a valuable resource documenting both revolutionary struggle and police state repression. photo: Oakland Abolition and Solidarity
We discuss the book, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop and play excerpts from the Hard Knock Radio audio collection A Hip Hop History featuring Brother J of X Clan, Tupac Shakur, Shock G, MC Lyte, Twilight Bey, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Kool Herc and many more.
We present audio from the Hard Knock Radio audio collection, Diggin in The Vault. Recorded interviews with Jelani Cobb, Kali Akuno, Steve Martinot, Kimberley “Goddess” Ellis, Ph.D, Danny Glover, Vanessa Diaz, Michele E. Lee, Jarad Ball, Oronike Odeleye, Michelle Mush Lee, Dr. Sumi Cho, Melissa May Borja, Ph.D and many more.
We present audio from the six-part series, Capitalism by Ilan Ziv. Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of “neo- liberalism,” capitalism is by far the world’s dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it … Continued
We speak with activist Oronike Odeleye about the R. Kelly being verdict. A jury of seven men and five women found the R&B singer guilty of charges including sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, racketeering and sex trafficking involving five victims. Kelly faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison. Later we … Continued
We present audio from the Hard Knock Radio audio collection, Diggin in The Vault. Recorded interviews with Jelani Cobb, Kali Akuno, Steve Martinot, Kimberley “Goddess” Ellis, Ph.D, Danny Glover, Vanessa Diaz, Michele E. Lee, Jarad Ball, Oronike Odeleye, Michelle Mush Lee, Dr. Sumi Cho, Melissa May Borja, Ph.D and many more.
We present audio from the Hard Knock Radio audio collection, The Future is Female. Recorded interviews and talks with Naomi Klein, Laura Briggs Ph.D, Alicia Garza, Sonia Sanchez, Rosa Clemente, Safiya Umoja Noble, Layidua Salazar, Aimee Arrambide, Malia C. Lazu and many more.
