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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Cornel West Blasts Hillary Clinton “neoliberal disater” and Trump “neo-fascist catastrophe,” Endorses Green Party’s Jill Stein

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“I am with her – the only progressive woman in the race,” said Dr. Cornel West. West, the renowned scholar and Dr. Jill Stein, American physician, activist, and the Green Party’s presumptive nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election spoke with Hard Knock’s host, Davey D about America’s predatory economy and … Continued

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PushOut: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

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On today’s program we speak with author Monique W. Morris, about her new book PushOut: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools.  An examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged—by teachers, administrators, resource officers and the justice system—and degraded by the very institutions charged with … Continued

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Small Business Owner Struggles to Survive and Poor News Network

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As disenfranchised communities all over the country combat the impacts of gentrification. We speak with Brian Drayton the owner of Spokes, about his struggle to not be moved or displaced from his storefront in Oakland, California. Also Poor News Network brings us a report on the Economic War Against the Poor in America.

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A History of Boogaloo with Jerry Rente and Will Randolph

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When most people talk about Hip Hop Dance, they think of what is known as B-Boying but commonly known as break dancing in the mainstream.  They think of people of doing elaborate spins on their backs or highly choreographed, robotic, strutting, clay-mation type movements that defy what many have imagined our bodies could do. Most … Continued

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The Concept of Black Woman Being God; and The Future of Youth in Oakland

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On today’s program, we discuss the new exhibit, “Black Women Is God” with Karen Senferu and Melorra Green. Later we talk about the future of Oakland’s youth with Liz Derias-Tyehimba, the executive director of West Oakland Youth Center.   Guests: Karen Seneferu is a self-taught artist that was born and raised in Oakland California. She … Continued

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Police Terror in America

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We speak with Pastor McBride, the National Director for Urban Strategies/LIVE FREE Campaign with the PICO National Network about recent police terror incidents and how Oakland Police Department has been trying to intimidate him and his brother who run the ceasefire program. They have a nationwide event taking place in Oakland to deal with violence … Continued

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Oakland Protests Police Violence – Shuts Down I-80 Freeway; and State Of Black Oakland

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Davey D covers protests of police violence in Oakland and Hard Knock Correspondent Greg Bridges speaks with Brother Turha and Mama Ayanna about the upcoming State Of Black Oakland, (SOBO) People’s Assembly 2016. Later we speak with Shawn Wayans about the state of comedy and his upcoming performance at Yoshis in Oakland, Ca.   Guests:   … Continued

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Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

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  Today we speak with Arthur “Silky Slim” Reed, a former gang leader turned community activist about the police murder of Alton Sterling caught on tape, in Baton Rouge Louisiana. We also hear from Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile — who was shot to death during a police traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, … Continued

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Olympics Sex Verification: The Demeaning Practice of Sex Testing Elite Women Athletes

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Dr. Katrina Karkazis, the Stanford bioethicist spoke candidly about the ban that makes female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone ineligible to compete under International Association of Athletics Federation rules. International sports organizations have long subjected female elite female athletes to humiliating practice of sex testing, designed to identify those with abnormally high testosterone … Continued