Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio

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.

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Part Two – Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back and The New York City Rent Freeze Campaign and the Mamdani’s Pledge

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Part Two: On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with Joshua Davis, a history professor at the University of Baltimore and author of Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back. The conversation digs into a part of civil rights history that is … Continued

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Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back with Author Joshua Clark Davis

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On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with Joshua Davis, a history professor at the University of Baltimore and author of Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back. The conversation digs into a part of civil rights history that is usually blurred out … Continued

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AI Data Centers and Carbon Emissions

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On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, Davey D sits down with Jean Su, Director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, for a critical conversation on the hidden environmental costs of artificial intelligence. As AI data centers rapidly expand across the country, they are driving up carbon emissions, consuming enormous … Continued

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Special Programming: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute

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On this special tribute episode, Hard Knock Radio honors the life, legacy, and enduring impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. More than a historical figure, Dr. King was a radical thinker, moral visionary, and relentless advocate for justice whose work continues to challenge systems of racism, economic exploitation, militarism, and inequality. This tribute reflects … Continued

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The Healing Project: An Abolitionist Story and Poor News Magazine

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Composer, pianist, and vocalist Samora Pinderhughes tells us about The Healing Project. The Healing Project, a fundamentally abolitionist project, explores the structures of systemic racism and the prison industrial complex. Long Description: Composer, pianist, and vocalist Samora Pinderhughes tells us about The Healing Project. The Healing Project, a fundamentally abolitionist project, explores the structures of … Continued

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Recognition or Ulterior Motives? Somaliland and Israel’s Support PT.2 and Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption

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On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, we continue with part two of the discussion with historian and professor Gerald Horne about the political status of Somaliland and the broader regional and global implications of recent developments in the Horn of Africa. The conversation is informed in part by Horne’s recent piece published in Responsible … Continued

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Recognition or Ulterior Motives? Somaliland and Israel’s Support

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On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, guest host Kalonji Jama Changa speaks with historian and professor Gerald Horne about the political status of Somaliland and the broader regional and global implications of recent developments in the Horn of Africa. The conversation is informed in part by Horne’s recent piece published in Responsible Statecraft, which … Continued

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Gaza Under Siege in Conversation with Samer Araabi from the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC)

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In this episode, we’re joined by Samer Araabi of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC). Samer Araabi is a member of AROC and serves as Research Director at Accountability Counsel, a human and environmental rights organization that supports communities harmed by corporate and state abuse. Together, we examine the latest news and headlines coming out of Palestine, including recent reports … Continued