Hard Knock Radio

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.

Hard Knock Radio

A Navigation Center in San Francisco and Lalo’s House

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Tim Redmond talks about the fight around a navigation center and homelessness in SF. And a conversation with Kelley Kali about her film, Lalo’s House, a moving and horrifying tale about child-trafficking. Set in Haiti, the short film follows 2 Haiti girls who are kidnapped and forced into a prostitution network that fronts as a … Continued

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Protesting Climate Change and Black Agenda 2020

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we speak with artist, environmental justice advocate Aisha Fukushima about the Global Climate Crisis. Later we air a portion of a panel discussion that features T.I., Killer Mike, Candace Owens, Steven Pargett Of Trap The Vote, Katrina Pierson, & Tamika D Mallory. The panel was part of the Revolt Summit held in Atlanta Georgia the … Continued

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The Case of Tonya McDowell and Poor News Network

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Many families can’t afford to live in good performing school districts, and sometimes, parents like Tonya McDowell, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, may not abide the school  requirements to get their child a good education. Yet many school districts considers that theft. Tonya McDowell, a 34-year old, single mother was sentenced to five years in prison for … Continued

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Bikes 4 Life

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We talk with Tony Coleman about activism and 10 year anniversary of Bikes 4 Life.   text “SAVEBIKES4LIFE” to 44-321 to donate $5 or more.

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In Conversation with SOL Development – Karega Bailey

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Today we speak with SOL Development’s Karega Bailey to discuss music, education, love, Blackness and cultural identity. SOL Development is being touted as the new group to champion out of the West Coast. The four-person collective’s sound has been described as jazz, hip-hop, and, of course, soulful. We begin with Karenga discussing the song Helicopter … Continued