Voting Past and Present
We hear from civil rights leaders past and present about the struggle to vote.

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 hear from civil rights leaders past and present about the struggle to vote.
We speak with Ash Maynor about Time, the new EP release from Ghost and the City. photo credit @ Ghost and The City.com
We discuss the passing Ntozake Shange the author of FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF with artists/activists Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Jessica Care Moore. We also look at Black Women Rock concert series and Re-Imagining Political Power.
we look at voting and political activism with hip hop artist and entrepreneur Mr. F.A.B.
we look Black Fatherhood with filmmaker Fleetwood, a look at the purposed expansion of the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo, Ca. And later we political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal explores the Pittsburgh shooting. Also Black Agenda’s Bruce Dixon discusses the working poor and corporate greed.
We discuss the carnage in Pittsburgh and homegrown terrorism in the United States. Later we look at elections in Brazil and the plight of people of African descent. our guests: Professor Jelani Cobb Professor Molefi Asante Jihad Haritz
Part Two of our conversation covering “Media and Black Images”. The discussion was hosted by the Bay Area Black Journalist Association and moderated by Davey D. The panel included local media figures, Christine Ayers of KPIX and Armand from KBLX, P Frank Williams, of TV One and Van Latham of TMZ.
The Bay Area Black Journalist held a gathering and panel discussion on media and Black images. The panel included local media figures, Christine Ayers of KPIX and Armand from KBLX. It also had Van Latham of TMZ and P Frank of TV One. Part One:
We discuss the upcoming mid-term elections with Clarence Thomas and Jack Heyman.
We continue our roundtable discussion on the midterm elections with a focus on the Mayoral contest with a panel of journalists and community activist