Voter Suppression
We speak with long time activist and political consultant Scott Goodstein about the work they are doing to engage artists in battle ground states. Later we hear from Mumia Abu Jamal talking about Julian Assange.
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 Lukas Brekke-Miesner, the executive director of Oakland Kids First and hip-hop artist, filmmaker, and animator Sunspot Jonz about the newly released anti-gentrification comic, Town Force 1 and the organizing efforts that would give young kids the right to vote in Oakland, California.
We speak with George Galvis of CURYJ and All of Us or None about the derailment of police reform in California. We speak with Amanda Isabel, the sister of Erik Salgado, 23, fatally shot by California Highway Patrol officers near his home on June 6. Both George and Amanda discuss the “Cruise for Justice“, happening … Continued
We speak with David Roach about the 18th Oakland International Film Festival. Later well hear from Bryant Arroyo and Mumia Abu-Jamal about the criminal justice response to the Coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having on incarcerated individuals.
Policing The Police and Fighting Police Terrorism in Antioch
We talk to long time journalist and author Jelani Cobb about his new documentary Policing the Police 2020. Later we hear from folks in Antioch about their attempts to end police terror. Frank Sterling brings us sound from the stage and interviews.
We speak with activist and hunger striker Shagoofa Khan and Sevgi Fernandez from Together We Stand about the battles being waged in the city Antioch. As well as the rally for police accountability in happening this Saturday in Antioch, California. Later we speak with anthropologist and professor Katrina Karkazis about the troubling case and recent … Continued
We speak with Professor Alex Alonso about racist gangs residing within the Los Angeles police department. We begin with remarks from Compton’s Mayor Aja Brown about the L.A. County sheriff’s deputies violent arrest a young black man. Guests: Mayor Aja Brown – http://www.comptoncity.org/officials/mayor/default.asp Professor Alex Alonso – Gang expert and adjunct professor at Cal State … Continued
Community organizers went on a hunger strike to demand the firing of a “problem cop.” Since Friday, individuals have protested overnight in front of the Antioch Police Department, demanding that officer Malone be fired. Officer Malone is one of the two officers who shot and killed Luis Gongora Pat in San Francisco, Ca. Later we … Continued
We speak with Professor Alex Alonso about racist gangs residing within the Los Angeles police department. We begin with remarks from Compton’s Mayor Aja Brown about the L.A. County sheriff’s deputies violent arrest a young black man. Guests: Mayor Aja Brown – http://www.comptoncity.org/officials/mayor/default.asp Professor Alex Alonso – Gang expert and adjunct professor at Cal State … Continued
Labor Day Special
We listen to Cesar Cruz talk about the Chicano Moratorium and community building. We’ll hear Trent Willis of ILWU speak about the importance of Labor. And we’ll go back into time to hear an inspirational message from Harry Belafonte.