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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Juneteenth and Resistance

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We speak with Trent Willis president of ILWU Local 10 (Longshoremen) about the Port of Oakland shut down in observance of Juneteenth. Later we speak with Boots Riley about mass mobilizations happening across the country and ways to sustain this growing movement for Black lives and state accountability. Then we hear from Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott, a historian … Continued

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Effigy found at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California and The Murder of Rayshard Brooks

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We speak with individuals at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California about the effigy found hanging from a tree. The effigy found at Lake Merritt in Oakland has been classified as a hate crime. Federal and city law enforcement agencies are actively investigating the incident. Later we speak with George Chidi about the murder of Rayshard … Continued

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Trump’s Rally in Tulsa and A History of White Terror

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we speak with Oklahoma natives (Erinn and Kode Ransom) about the history of the brutal 1921 Race Massacre (also called the Tulsa race riot, the Greenwood Massacre, or the Black Wall Street Massacre) in Tulsa. Later Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis provides more of a contextual understanding of the relationship between police departments and state militias … Continued

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Street Protests for Black Lives Matter; The Murder of Erik Salgado by Oakland Police; and Black Music Matters

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We head to the streets of Oakland to hear from people protesting against police terrorism. Then we speak with organizers about the police involved murder of Erik Salgado; and Black Music Matters. We speak with Ryan Nicole about music being the soundtrack of the people and freedom struggle. Erik’s girlfriend Brianna Colombo, who is four … Continued

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The Gig Economy, Covid-19 and Resistance

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The coronavirus pandemic has put gig workers in the forefront of the conversation centered around worker’s rights. Considered essential workers, many of who are struggling with whether to stay on the road (and risk the physical health) or stay home and face economic uncertainty due to the lack of employment protections. (We also cover the … Continued

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Defund The Police Protests

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We speak with two students, Jessica from Skyline and Dwayne who just graduated from McClymonds about tonight’s scheduled protest at 6:30pm, PST in Oakland, California. The protest will start in front of Walgreens in the Fruitvale District and will lead to the Mayor Libby Schaaf’s house.