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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.
Host Davey D opens Hard Knock Radio by framing housing and policing as intertwined crises, then centers the conversation on Rahim Kurwa’s book Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing. Kurwa begins with the story of Michelle Ross, a Section 8 voucher holder who moved from Los Angeles to Palmdale in 2008. Once there, she … Continued
Host Davey D opens the conversation by spotlighting the Ninth Annual Social Justice Childrens Book Fair and the larger fight over books, knowledge, and representation. He is joined by organizer and author illustrator Robert Liu Trujillo, along with writers and educators Mona Damluji and Justine Villanueva. Together they walk listeners through how this Bay Area … Continued
On this edition ofHard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down withKamauFranklin”organizer, lawyer, and co-editor ofNo Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement”for a deep and revealing conversation about the grassroots struggle in Atlanta and what it means for movements across the country. Franklin lays out the origins of the Stop Cop City … Continued
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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Davey D continues his week long focus on Black men and mental health with writer, activist, and filmmaker Kevin Powell, framing the conversation around how Black men can become fully human in a society that constantly puts them in a box. Davey opens by noting Powell’s long record of speaking openly about therapy and healing … Continued
Hard Knock Radio host Davey D marked Mental Health Awareness Month by centering a rarely held but urgently needed conversation: what real healing looks like for Black men. Joining him were artist and wellness leader Karega Bailey, Oakland rapper and community organizer Mistah FAB, and Dads Evoking Change founder Kareem Chadley, all of whom have … Continued
Hard Knock Radio host Davey D marked Mental Health Awareness Month by centering a rarely held but urgently needed conversation: what real healing looks like for Black men. Joining him were artist and wellness leader Karega Bailey, Oakland rapper and community organizer Mistah FAB, and Dads Evoking Change founder Kareem Chadley, all of whom have … Continued
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Ryan Nicole”a Grammy-nominated musician, educator, playwright, and community advocate”whose work seamlessly blends art and activism. The wide-ranging conversation delved into Oaklands housing crisis, media narratives targeting Black and Brown cities, and her groundbreaking creative projects, including her new EP Yours Truly … Continued
The Hard Knock Radio conversation between host Davey D and longtime Los Angeles-based organizer Javier Gonzalez connects immigration raids, media monopolies, sports, and the rise of a new kind of techno powered control over everyday life. Gonzalez starts by updating listeners on the latest wave of ICE operations. He describes how federal agents show up … Continued
Hard Knock Radio Summary: Davey D in conversation with Dave Zirin Davey D’s latest Hard Knock Radio conversation with sports writer Dave Zirin digs into how legalized gambling is reshaping sports from top to bottom and turning games into something that feels closer to pro wrestling than competition. The discussion starts with the recent wave … Continued
