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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 the western regional director of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) about the latest attempts to undermine the USPS leading up to the presidential election. We also speak with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and Justin Blake, the uncle of Jacob Blake about the shooting of his nephew. Jacob Blake, a Black Wisconsin … Continued
We speak with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and Rosa Clemente about the recent DNC and the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. We also talk about the upcoming movie about Fred Hampton. Guests: Rosa Clemente https://rosaclemente.net/ Sister Jazz is an organizer based in Wisconsin. Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. https://twitter.com/chairmanfredjr1?lang=en
We speak with activists Kimberly C. Ellis and Khari Mosley about the battleground state of Pennsylvania. We inquire about the existing political landscape and how the state could impact the 2020 presidential election. Guests: Khari Mosley is the Pennsylvania Regional Programs Manager for the BlueGreen Alliance. He was the Director of Green Economy Initiatives at … Continued
We speak with local activists in Walnut Creek about their attempts to win justice for Miles Hall and defund the police. Guests: Vivian McHenry, Sevgi Fernandez, Maria Babar
We speak with Aimee Allison about the Democratic National Convention and the role of women. We also speak with Pastor Mike McBride about the relationship between Black Church and the DNC and the newly formed Black Church PAC. Links: Aimee Allison Pastor Mike McBride The Way Christian Center The Black Church PAC
We talk to long time organizer Biko Baker about the political landscape in Wisconsin and what’s taking place at the DNC. Later we head out to Eastmont Mall in East Oakland and talk to folks including City Council member Loren Taylor about the rise of infections in his district among Black people.
We have a spirited conversation about Kamala Harris’s VP bid, racial identity and prosecutor record. Guests: Tonya Love works for Assemblymember Rob Bonta as District Director for Oakland, Alameda, and San Leandro. She is also a member of the Oakland Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Advisory Board, serving for the 2017-2020 term. Elected CA Democratic Party Delegate … Continued
We speak with Civil Rights attorney Angela Alioto and former SFFD Fire Boat pilot David “Hawk” Hawkins about discrimination at the San Francisco Fired Department. And later Poor News Network reports on America’s war on the poor. Photo: Mark Boss on Unsplash.
We speak with the lead founder of Media Justice Malkia Devich-Cyril about the attempt to take over the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), one of the largest news networks in the world. And later we talk to Sharif Zakout from Arab Resource Organizing Center (AROC) about the fight to get ethnic studies to include … Continued
We talk to Hip Hop’s Master Historians about the history of Hip Hop on its 47th Birthday. Guests: Cholly Rock, Mark Skillz, and Jayquan
