We speak with long-time activist Silky Slim about the devastating floods in Baton Rouge. And later community organizer George Galvis discusses legislative activities in Sacramento around police reform.
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.
Davey D talks with Dhourba Bin Wahad of the National Committee To Combat Police Terrorism about the police murder of Jamarion Robinson in Atlanta, and later we hear from renowned pianist George Cables as he shares memories of vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. Bobby Hutcherson
Unrest in Milwaukee; Culture of Policing; and Health
Davey D talks with activist Matt Nelson about the recent murder by police in Milwaukee and the police cultures around the country, later Davey talks health with Dr. Pete
Unrest in Milwaukee; and The Gentrification of Chinatown
We speak with Biko Baker about the unrest in Milwaukee; later we speak with Theo Williams and Alvina Wong about the attempts to gentrify Chinatown.
On today’s show we speak with Ensemble Mik Nawooj’s, Joowan Kim about the future of Hip Hop.
The Department of Justice report on Baltimore policing methods; and State-Sanctioned War on the Poor
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
Laurel Street Fair; Black August; and the Oakland Police Sex Allegations
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.
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
Social Justice Movement Building in The Democratic Republic of Congo
We speak with Hip Hop artists from the Congo about the politics and social justice movements in that country.
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