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 local community leaders about their plans for a local Black agenda and the steps that are needed to get there. And lastly, we hear from activist and author Kimberly Jones about the state of race in America, the injustices Black people face beyond the headlines. Guests: Gregory Hodge is a social change activist and … Continued
We speak with Justin and Nakenya about racial unrest in Martinez and the defacing of a Black Lives Matter mural. We talk about their plans to stop injustice and turn things around. Later we speak Omari Salisbury about the killings that took place in Seattle. Long time activist Summer Taylor was run over by a … Continued
We speak with Naz an organizer with The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), also known as Free Capitol Hill, the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and The Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP), an occupation protest and self-declared autonomous zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Later political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal and Rev. … Continued
We speak with organizer and journalist Omar about The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), also known as Free Capitol Hill, the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP), an occupation protest and self-declared autonomous zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Later we hear from Poor News … Continued
We speak with Minister Abdul Rashidullah Muhammad about the upcoming Criterion, July 4th Address.
We speak with Joe Mullin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation about a new bill being debated by the Senate called The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (“EARN IT Act”) which would be used by police to abuse surveillance and end encryption. We speak with Dorsey Nunn of All of Us or … Continued
We speak with Professor Tina B Wright about her new book 360°: A Blueprint to Black Self–Determination.
Today we discuss transphobia and homophobia in the Black community. Specifically, as it pertains to anti-Black racism in policing and the movement for Black Lives. We cover the murder of a Black trans man Tony McDade by Tallahassee police (2 days after the murder of George Floyd and the third fatal officer-involved shooting in the … Continued
We speak with Pastor Ben McBride about the rally in Louisville, Kentucky to demand justice for Breonna Taylor. More than three months after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, in her home, protesters are increasing the pressure on authorities to bring criminal charges against the three officers involved. And later, we speak … Continued
We speak with Rodney Floyd, the brother of George Floyd about his murder and the campaign for justice. We speak with Ty and Zoe about organizing to stop police violence in their community. And lastly, we listen to a number of people discuss the upcoming school board vote to dismantle the OUSD police department.
