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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Looking Back on 2020: Social Movements and People Power

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We speak with organizers Sevgi Fernandez, Tur-ha Ak, Pastor Mike McBride, Rahje Branch and Ben McBride about the Movement in 2020 and what lessons were learned. Also strategy building and the agenda for 2021. Features Guests:  Sevgi Fernandez is the founder of Together We Stand Tur-ha Ak is a co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project … Continued

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Coronavirus and The New Vaccine

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We speak with Dr. Kim Rhoads about the Coronavirus and the status of the new vaccine. Featuring: Kim F. Rhoads, MD, MS, MPH Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Affiliate, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies Associate Director, Community Engagement UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center https://unitedinhealthoakland.org/en/resources

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Defunding the Police | Saving Ourselves

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We speak with Cat Brooks about the Oakland Task Force and the movement to defund the police. Also we speak with folks from the FREEdom Store about its importance during the pandemic. photo: James Eades via Unsplash

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The Murder of Casey Goodson | Electoral College  

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We speak with James Taylor Ph.D about the electoral college results.  Later we speak with a local activist Kiara Yakita based in Columbus, Ohio and a member of the Black Liberation Movement (BLM) about the shooting death of Casey Goodson and the larger issue of police terrorism. photo: Clay Banks via Unsplash

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Arab American Ethnic Studies and The Culture of Despair

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We speak with the executive director of Arab Resource Organizing Center (AROC) Lara Kiswani about the fight to save Arab American ethnic studies. And later Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Chris Hedges explores the culture of despair. With the election over, it’s the perfect time to get the reliably candid response of one of our few great … Continued