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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.
On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, guest host Kalonji Changa of Black Power Media sits down with political prisoner and revolutionary journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, widely known as the “Voice of the Voiceless.” After more than 42 years behind prison walls, Mumia offers a sobering and urgent perspective on the current political climate and the … Continued
On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, Davey D connects with longtime unhoused advocates Needa B and Satya to unpack the ongoing fallout from the delayed opening of the Phoenix Apartments, a 100 unit affordable housing development meant for low income and unhoused residents. Needa explains that multiple residents were approved through the county system, … Continued
On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D checks in with educator, scholar, and author Dave Stovall for an update on what has been unfolding in Chicago and how it connects to a wider national moment shaped by disinformation, militarized policing, and manufactured division. Davey D opens with questions about a high profile … Continued
Davey D’s conversation with longtime union organizer and Oakland Socialist blogger John Reimann begins with a racist meme Donald Trump posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Davey D notes the outrage was immediate, but he brought Reimann on to argue the meme carried a deeper political message beyond overt racism. Reimann frames Trump’s … Continued
On this episode of *Hard Knock Radio*, host Davey D revisits the disturbing death of Yolanda Ramirez, a 72 year old Brentwood resident who died following what should have been a routine police encounter. Davey D opens by reminding listeners that the show first covered the case months earlier, when speculation swirled and authorities suggested … Continued
Today on Hard Knock Radio, we bring you a special edition of Rootwork on KPFK. Guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga of Black Liberation Media sits down with Kali Akuno of Cooperation Jackson for a timely and urgent conversation on grassroots survival, resistance, and self-defense in an era of deepening authoritarianism. Part of the ongoing Build and … Continued
On this episode, we take an in-depth look at the state of Black maternal health in the United States and the ongoing crisis that continues to disproportionately impact Black women and birthing people—regardless of income, education, or geography. Guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga sits down with Raena Granberry, Director of Maternal and Reproductive Health at the … Continued
Hard Knock Radio host Davey D checks in with activist journalist Rosa Clemente for a wide ranging conversation that starts with the escalation of state power and lands on a pointed debate about Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl halftime show. Davey opens by naming the moment journalists being arrested, election related chaos, and … Continued
Davey D opens the segment by zooming out from the recent arrests of journalists and framing them as part of a broader crackdown on dissent. He brings in two guests who have been on the front lines of state repression for years: G1 from Rebel Diaz and Pastor Mike McBride of Live Free USA. Davey points to Ferguson … Continued
Davey D opens the segment by zooming out from the recent arrests of journalists and framing them as part of a broader crackdown on dissent. He brings in two guests who have been on the front lines of state repression for years: G1 from Rebel Diaz and Pastor Mike McBride of Live Free USA. Davey … Continued
