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.
A holiday reminder: This season can be tough for those dealing with grief or depression. For those suffering in silence, HKR decided to revisit the topic of mental illness and Suicide. We spoke with Charlotte Redden Hamilton, PhD about the Mental Illness, Suicide and the Mental Health Conditions that Affect The African American Community. Charlotte … Continued
A panel discussion w/ local artists and activists about climate change and the role of culture.
We look at the 40th commemoration of the Jonestown Massacre, Jim Jones and The People’s Temple.
We speak with Fayzo and Boogaloo Dana about the upcoming SF International Hip Hop Dance Festival.
we speak with a Black women winemaker about the challenges she faces in a male-dominated industry. We speak to local activist Mike Hutchinson about the school board attempting to sell off closed schools to developers.
We speak with activists Rukia Lumumba, and Nse Ufot about the pending election results in Mississippi and Georgia. image credit @ Wikimedia Commons
Various interviews and speeches around the tragedies of War.
We speak with Jabali Smith, the author of Slave: A Human Trafficking Survivor Finds Life. Jabali Smith was a 6-yr-old in Berkeley, California when he was trafficked along with his sister over the border into Mexico and held captive by a messianic doomsday sex cult. SLAVE courageously and boldly chronicles his journey as a … Continued
we speak with Akinyele Umoja, professor at Georgia State University about the 2018 election outcomes.
we check in with Makani Themba-Nixon and Leon Sykes about the outcomes of the 2018 Elections.
