We speak with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. about International Revolutionary Day (12-04-20) and the legacy of Fred Hampton.
Hard Knock Radio
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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 multi-Grammy Award winner Fantastic Negrito about his latest music project Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? Later Poor News Network examines America’s war on the poor.
We continue our coverage of Biden-Harris policies with journalists Nora Barrows Friedman and Ali Abudimah of Electronic Intifada. We also examine how things may unfold in the Middle East under Biden.
We talk with Sabeel Rahman of Demos Think Tank about Biden’s cabinet picks. We later hear a commentary from film director Matthew Cooke about White America Reality Check.
Hard Knock Radio – November 30, 2020
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.
We speak with long-time raptivist Rico Pabon about his new album, “Never Mind the Title” and the current political climate. https://ricopabon.com/music
Hard Knock Radio presents, Things-Taken: The Annual UnThanksgiving Remembrance Mix. On today’s show we present Things-Taken Remixed, our annual UnThanksgiving remembrance, featuring the voices of John Trudell, and Leonard Peltier and Wilma Mankiller. For more information about Leonard Peltier, check out these websites. AmnestyUSA International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
We speak with writer, author and educator Jelani Cobb about the legacy of former NYC Mayor David Dinkins and the police riots of 1992. Later we speak with DJ Free Leonard about the plight of political prisoner Leonard Peltier. https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/jelani-cobb https://freeleonard.org/case/
We speak with reporter and author Vanessa Diaz about the violence Latino paparazzi face in ‘Manufacturing Celebrity’.
Hard Knock Radio – November 23, 2020
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.