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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In Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates

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On today’s program, best-selling writer Ta-Nehisi Coates explores race in America. On October 28, Coates spoke to a packed house in Berkeley Ca. The event was produced by KPFA and moderated by Greg Bridges. With Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. … Continued

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In Conversation with John A. Powell

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On today’s show we will examine how divisive rhetoric is affecting race relations in our country. We revisit a conversation featuring professor John. A Powell the author of Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build. John Powell’s ruminations for his talk are central ideas in his most recent book Racing … Continued

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Requiring Ethnic Studies at CSU; The Search for Racial Equity; and Black August

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We talk to Melina Abdullah about the fight to make Ethnic Studies a requirement at CSU campuses. We hear an excerpt of a talk given by Ibram X Kendi and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal talks about the importance of Black August. Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, … Continued

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San Quentin Demonstration | Kwame Ture Speech in LA

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We hear sounds and speeches from Sunday’s action held at San Quentin prison. The organizers demanded that the state of California protect incarcerated people from the deadly covid-19 virus.  The action is scheduled for August 2nd. Later we hear revolutionary icon Kwame Ture also known as Stokely Carmichael discuss the importance of Black Liberation.

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The Fight to Protect Essential Workers and The Coronavirus Outbreak at San Quentin and the Lack of State Accountability

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We speak with community organizers Rachel Jackson and Lisa Danz about organizing essential workers to take action on August 1st. We also speak with organizers about the coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin prison and the upcoming action to demand the state of California protect incarcerated people from the deadly covid-19 virus. The action is scheduled … Continued

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Ohio Voter Suppression | DACA

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We speak with Angela Woodson about the messy politics of voter suppression in Ohio and the 2020 Presidential Elections. Later we speak with local activist Layidua Salazar about Trump’s latest move around DACA and how it will impact the upcoming presidential election.  

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Report from Portland | Shooting in Austin

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We speak with Mic Crenshaw about the standoff between Portland protesters and federal agents. And later we speak with Debbie Russell about the tragic shooting of Garret Foster in Austin Texas. Mic Crenshaw is an American recording artist, political activist, and educator living in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Mic Crenshaw creates music and musical platforms that … Continued