Special Programming: Poor News Magazine
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.
Hard Knock Radio
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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.
Journalist Kevin Powell Discusses Mental Health
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
Mental Health Week conversation Part Two
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
Mental Health Week conversation Part One
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
Ryan Nicole on Art, Activism, and Oaklands Struggles and Poor News Magazine
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 Latest Wave of I.C.E Operations
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
Gambling in Sports and the Rigged Economy
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
On this edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D speaks with Chicago alderperson and grassroots organizer Jessie Fuentes about the Trump backed ICE operation that has turned parts of the city into a live test site for authoritarian policing. Fuentes begins by recounting how she was roughed up and handcuffed by ICE agents inside … Continued
Mapping Power Shifts from New York to Puerto Rico
On a recent edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with organizer and scholar Dr Rosa Clemente to map the rapidly shifting political terrain from New York City to Puerto Rico and the wider Caribbean. The conversation opened with the historic election of Zorhan Mandami as mayor elect of New York, a … Continued
Sudan at War: A Crisis the World Ignores
Hard Knock Radio conversation between host Davey D and Professor Nisrin Elamin. Host Davey D opens with a straight ask. What is really happening in Sudan, and how did we get here. Professor Elamin answers with a mini history lesson. Sudan gained independence in the 1950s with a colonial economy built for export and a … Continued