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
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 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
In Conversation with Biko Baker About The Democratic National Convention and Covid-19 in East Oakland
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
Hip-Hop Turns 47: Beats, Breaks, and Raps
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
Covid-19 Among Factory Farmers | Update on Racists in Martinez, California
We speak with long-time activist and union organizer John Reimann about the plight of essential workers who are dealing with unsafe conditions in the middle of this pandemic. He talks to us about the many ways in which the corona virus (Covid 19) is being spread in the name of profit. He talks in detail … Continued
On today’s program, best-selling writer Ta-Nehisi Coates explores race in America. On October 28, Coates spoke to a packed house in Berkeley Ca. The event was produced by KPFA and moderated by Greg Bridges. With Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. … Continued
In Conversation with John A. Powell
On today’s show we will examine how divisive rhetoric is affecting race relations in our country. We revisit a conversation featuring professor John. A Powell the author of Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build. John Powell’s ruminations for his talk are central ideas in his most recent book Racing … Continued