The Universal Hip Hop Museum and Poor News Network
We speak Paradise Gray, the chief curator for The Universal Hip Hop Museum about Black music month. Later Poor News Network explores America’s war on the poor.
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.
We speak with community activists about the mass shooting in Oakland that left one dead (Dashawn Rhoades, an Oakland and San Francisco resident) and seven people injured at Lake Merritt last weekend. Davey D spoke with activists at yesterday’s Peace Rally held at Oakland’s Lake Merritt. Featured Speakers: Donald Lacy, Chaney Turner, William from All … Continued
An Update on The Angelo Quinto Case and Voting in the State of Texas
We speak with the family members of Angelo Quinto and attorney John Burris about the case of Angelo Quinto, a 30-year-old Asian-American Navy veteran who died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck to subdue him. We speak with Texas organizer Christina Tzintzun about the attempts to suppress the vote in … Continued
Hard Knock Radio – June 21, 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.
The Pandemic and Vaccinations
We speak with Dr. Kim Rhoads about the state of California reopening and what that means. Are we post pandemic?
Angelic Troublemaker: Bayard Rustin and The Dark Side of Alcatraz
On today’s program we honor Bayard Rustin, one of the most central figures in the African American struggle for Civil Rights and Freedom. Rustin was a pacifist, homosexual and practitioner of nonviolence who dedicated his life to racial equality, economic justice and ending warfare. And we speak with writer Kevin Epps about his new book … Continued
Looking Back on the Life and Legacy of 2Pac on What Would Have Been His 50th Birthday
We celebrate 2Pac’s 50th birthday. We go back in time and play one of our interviews with 2Pac from 1991.
We speak with Cree Ray about the San Francisco Black Film Festival and the legacy of her being a third generation to run it. We also speak with film maker Ellis Sutton. And Peter Pitt Mukuria reflects on mental illness in prison. photo: Denise Jans via Unsplash
Hard Knock Radio – June 14, 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.
African American Culture in the Development of American Musical Culture and Identity
We hear from musicians/educators Angela M. Wellman and Jahi about the Oakland Conservatory of Music’s summer music program. @mrjahiofficial @wellmanangela Angela Wellman is an incredible visionary, a masterful musician, and a powerfully effective educator and administrator. Wellman is the founding Director of Oakland Conservatory of Music. Jahi is an MC, DJ and CEO of his multi-media company … Continued