Hard Knock Radio presents ThingsTaken Remixed, our annual UnThanksgiving remembrance. Later Poor News Network, explores America’s War on the Poor. image credit @nothingtobegainedhere – WordPress.com
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.
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.
A History of Bay Area Dance
We speak with Fayzo and Boogaloo Dana about the upcoming SF International Hip Hop Dance Festival.
Black Women Wineries and School Board Takeover
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
Veterans Day Special
Various interviews and speeches around the tragedies of War.
Slave: A Human Trafficking Survivor Finds Life
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
2018 Midterms: What Happened?
we speak with Akinyele Umoja, professor at Georgia State University about the 2018 election outcomes.