Hard Knock Radio

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.

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The Department of Justice report on Baltimore policing methods; and State-Sanctioned War on the Poor

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On today’s show we speak with civil rights attorney Nicole Lee about the Department of Justice discovery that the Baltimore Police Department engaged in unconstitutional practices that lead to disproportionate rates of stops, searches and arrests of African-Americans, and excessive use of force against juveniles and people with mental health disabilities. Later we hear from … Continued

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Laurel Street Fair; Black August; and the Oakland Police Sex Allegations

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We speak with poet Lucy Flaterry-Vickness, curator Candi Martinez, and Lana Adlawan about the 17th annual Laurel Street Fair; political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal explores the significance of Black August; and Youth Radio’s Natalie Bettendorf speak with youth advocates about the Oakland Police Sex Allegations and the sexual exploitation of young girls in Oakland California.

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Ending the Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools; and A Look Back at Michael Brown’s Death

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On today’s show we speak with Ashara Ekundayo about the The National Black Women’s Justice Institute and the Impact Hub Oakland/Breaking The Silence 3rd PUSHOUT Community Strategy Session addressing the realities and creating solutions to the criminalization of Black girls in schools. And later a look back at Michael Brown’s death and the birth of … Continued

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Fund Drive Special: Capitalism 101

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Today we bring you the six-part documentary series CAPITALISM, a look at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world. CAPITALISM is an impressive series that makes economics accessible through an interdisciplinary approach that explores the work of great thinkers, while embedding economics in specific social, political, and … Continued

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Fund Drive Special: Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about his latest book, Between the World and Me. In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have … Continued

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Fund Drive Special: The Brainwashing of My Dad

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Right-wing media continues to have a great negative affect upon our country. To understand how it originally started, we play excerpts from the new documentary, “The Brainwashing of My Dad.” An in-depth look at the ins and outs of  “conservative” media and the various ways they influence/control national discourse. Please support KPFA during our Summer 2016 … Continued