We speak with journalist and author Vanessa Diaz about the violence Latino paparazzi face in ‘Manufacturing Celebrity’.
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 Jessica Ann Mitchell “JAM” Aiwuyor about American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) movement and its disruption of Black Unity. Later Poor News Network examines America’s war on the poor. Understanding ADOS: The Movement to Hijack Black Identity and Weaken Black Unity
We speak with longtime activists Courtney Morris and Minister King X of No Justice Under Capitalism about the current challenges faced by those who are incarcerated and the ravages of COVID-19. The group is pressuring Governor Gavin Newsom to release prisoners in California amid coronavirus outbreaks. Later we speak with Shawn Upshaw a member of … Continued
We speak with author, historian and scholar JayQuan about the legacy of Ed Fletcher and the cultural and political impact of the song he wrote “The Message” in 1982 for Grandmaster Flash.
Hard Knock Radio – January 25, 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.
Henry “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron: Baseball Great and We Want Our Bodies Back
We speak with Dave Zirin of the Edge of Sports | The Nation magazine about the passing of baseball legend Henry Aaron. Later Rosa Clemente speaks with poet Jessica CARE Moore about the impacts of COVID and her new book, We Want Our Bodies Back: Poems.
We speak with Max Blumenthal about the aftermath of the inauguration, and the new legislation being passed around anti-protest laws. Later political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal talks about the impact of COVID in prisons. photo: Tabrez Syed via Unsplash
We speak with organizers about the Biden-Harris presidency and plans to hold the Democratic party accountable. Later we speak with filmmaker Shomari Smith about his new movie that chronicles the battle between Hieroglyphics and Hobo Junction, “The Battle – Casual x Saafir” photo: Gayatri Malhotra via Unsplash
In Conversation with Dr. Marta Moreno Vega
Hard Knock Correspondent Rosa Clemente sits down with Dr. Marta Moreno Vega to discuss US imperialism in Puerto Rico, racial tensions in the states, and Trump’s insurgency.
Rosa Clemente speaks with author and Dr. Jared Ball (Morgan State University) about the aspects of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life that the corporate media overlooks and Trump’s insurrection. photo: Unseen Histories via Unsplash