Mental Health Horrors and Homelessness
We speak with journalist Liz Brazile about the poor treatment of Black patients by psychiatric care providers. Later on the program we discuss America’s growing homeless population.

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 speak with journalist Liz Brazile about the poor treatment of Black patients by psychiatric care providers. Later on the program we discuss America’s growing homeless population.
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