Hard Knock Radio – September 6, 2021
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
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.
Sharpest Tool In The Shed and The ABC’s of HBCU’s (Encore)
We speak with Hip Hop artist / activist Bambu about politics and Hip Hop and his latest album, Sharpest Tool In The Shed. Later we speak with Claudia Walker the author of The ABC’s of HBCU’s. The first ABC book dedicated to historically Black colleges and universities.
Remembering Botham Jean
We speak with Allisa Charles-Findley about the murder of her brother Botham Jean. On September 6, 2018, off-duty Dallas Police Department patrol officer Amber Guyger entered the Dallas, Texas, apartment of 26-year-old accountant Botham Jean and fatally shot him. Guyger said that she had entered the apartment believing it was her own and that she … Continued
Beliefs Vs. Facts
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.
Malik Rahim Testimony on Katrina
We hear more testimony from Malik Rahim about the white vigilantes hunting Blacks in the aftermath of Katrina
In Conversation with Kali Akuno on Hurricane Ida | Malik Rahim Testimony on Hurricane Katrina
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
Artist As First Responders and Poor News Network
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
Understanding of The Legacies of Dr. Runoko Rashidi and Glen Ford
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
Critical Race Theory
We speak with Dr. Sumi Cho about the politics and disinformation campaign around critical race theory.
Justice for Oscar Grant III and Visiting Ghana
We speak with Uncle Bobby about former BART police officer Tony Pirone. And we speak with Oakland singers, Dwayne Wiggins and Kiedra about their recent trip to Ghana.