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.
Love and Rage; The Path of Liberation Through Anger is a deep dive into how we are shaped by our perceptions of anger in a culture marked by dividedness and contempt. Through mindfulness and compassion-based practices, Lama Rod Owens shows us how the power of rage can be transformed into a force of healing in our … Continued
We speak with Dr. Kim Rhoads about vaccinations and reopening schools. And later we speak with Cat Brooks about the Defund Police Coalition response to Reimagining Public Safety Task Force and the recent recommendations.
Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross: A Black Women’s History of the United States Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross Discuss their New Book, A Black Women’s History of the United States. Reaching from the year 1600 to the present day, A Black Women’s History of the United States – written by renowned authors and historians … Continued
Rashid Khalidi & Nora Barrows-Friedman: The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine Rashid Khalidi & Nora Barrows-Friedman will discuss Khalidi’s new book, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, and answer audience questions. A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told … Continued
We speak with organizers about API and Black solidarity in Oakland, Ca. Guests: Council President Nikki Bas. She also the co presenter for the event. Roberto Bedoya: Manager, Cultural Affairs Division in the Economic Workforce Development Department, City of Oakland. Michelle Mush Lee: Cultural Affairs Commissioner (11 of us) / Founder of awhile Story … Continued
Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross: A Black Women’s History of the United States Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross Discuss their New Book, A Black Women’s History of the United States. Reaching from the year 1600 to the present day, A Black Women’s History of the United States – written by renowned authors and historians … Continued
We speak with Claude Marks and Tur-ha Ak about COINTELPRO (COunter INTELligence PROgram) and the various ways “the state” undermines Freedom Movements. To hear the full interview go to – https://www.mixcloud.com/upload/HardKnockRadio/judas-the-black-messiah-and-cointelpro-02-23-21/complete/ Guests: Tur-ha Ak is a co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project and the Community Ready Corps Claude Marks is the Director of the Freedom Archives, … Continued
We talk about the troubling case of Angelo Quinto and how he was killed by police. Angelo Quinto was a Navy veteran who died after an encounter with Antioch, California, police, his family says because an officer put a knee on the back of his neck for almost four minutes. Guests: Isabella Collins, Ben Nisebaum, Frank … Continued
We speak with Jasmine Williams from The Black Organizing Project about the need for schools to overhaul discipline practices in order to create alternatives that don’t involve the police. We also explore the culture of punishment in schools and look at solutions that aid in the end of overly harsh discipline of students of color. … Continued
We speak with Debbie Russell about the blackouts in Texas and the harmful impact of privatization of commons. Guests: Debbie Russell is an activist / organizer in Austin, Texas. For several years, Russell was the unofficial spokeswoman for the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, which named her Outstanding Activist in 2009.
