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.

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Ethnic Studies and American Education

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We listen to Professor Melina Abdullah, Ph.D talk about Assembly Bill 1640 to make ethnic studies a requirement to graduate. We listen to James Baldwin speak at a high school in Oakland about education.

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Smoke and Mirrors: The War on Drugs” Cannabis

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We speak with seasoned visual artist Tracy Brown, Melonie Green & Melorra Green the Co-Executive Directors of the African American Art & Culture Complex about the exhibit “Smoke & Mirrors: The War on Drugs” Cannabis, if you are interested in the cannabis culture check https://cannabismo.ca/how-to-make-shatter-out-of-your-trim/ to extract shatter wax from the trim. Mirrors: The War … Continued

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America’s War on the Poor

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We speak with activist Needa B about lawsuits being filed on behalf of the homeless. And later Poor News Network examines America’s War on the Poor.   photo credit @Needa B Left photo is of the encampment. Right photo is of Needa B, Homeless advocate.

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Youth Speaks: Civic Poets

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April is National Poetry Month and to help us celebrate we’ve invited Youth Speaks Alum to discuss the upcoming benefit for their annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, set to take place July 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. We spoke with EJ Walls (Sin Q), Gretchen Carvajal and Isa Nakazawa, the Director … Continued