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 activists Sean Dugar, and Tonya Love about proposed legislation that targets police misconduct and racial bias. Democrats in Congress are proposing specific legislation that would make it easier to prosecute police misconduct and recover damages from officers found to have violated the constitutional rights of civilians. We center our conversation around … Continued
We speak with Cat, Mike and Isha about the recent murder of 22 Eric Salgado by CHP in East Oakland, California and the national demand to defund the police. Later on we speak with Isha, Puncho and Roz about the mural on 15th of Black Lives Matter and Breonna Taylor.
We hear a speaker from the Fuck Your Curfew rally in Oakland, Ca. Later we speak with Dr. Miguel De La Torre about ICE detention of immigrants during Covid-19. And later we speak with documentarians Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi about their new film, We Still Here. We Still Here is a coming of age story … Continued
We hear organizers from last night’s Fuck Your Curfew Rally in Oakland, Ca. Later we speak with longtime union worker John Reimann about the pandemic and workers rights and the 40 million dollars owed by the Golden State Warriors to the city of Oakland, California. And Poor News Network explores America’s war on the poor … Continued
We speak with various individuals about Covid-19’s impact on the residence of San Francisco. Troubling data shows Covid-19 mostly struck communities of color. Guests: Kim F. Rhoads, MD, MS, MPH, Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Dr. Monique LeSarre, Executive Director of Rafiki Coalition Supervisor Shamann Walton (district 10, San Francisco) Michelle Pierce, Executive Director, Bayview … Continued
Various individuals address twenty-thousand people about police brutality at Oakland’s City Hall.
We speak to activists Cheo Smith, Chaney Turner, DJ Styles, Raj, Debbie Russell, and Sonya Lewis about the protests over the weekend. Guests: Cheo Smith Chaney Turner DJ Styles Raj Debbie Russell Sonya Lewis
We’ll hear audio from today’s mass rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Where the brother of George Floyd spoke and Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile. Also we speak with journalist Rebecca McDonald aka BFresh and hip-hop artist Bun B about the murder of George Floyd. Philando Castile was 32-year-old African-American, who was pulled over while … Continued
We speak with local activist, artist, and healer Roxanne Anderson about the events that unfolded last night in Minneapolis. George Floyd, 46, an African American man and a Houston native. He moved to Minneapolis several years ago seeking to find a better life. On May, 25, 2020, Mr. Floyd, can be seen in a widely … Continued
We speak with Minneapolis artist/activist Junauda Petrus about the horrors of George Floyd’s murder. George Floyd, 46, an African American man and a Houston native. He moved to Minneapolis several years ago seeking to find a better life. On May, 25, 2020, Mr. Floyd, can be seen in a widely distributed cell phone video on … Continued
