In Conversation with Kev Choice
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We talk with Kev Choice about his upcoming performance, his role as musician, artivist, educator, and more.
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.
Dr. Julianne Malveaux “Are We Better Off?”
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We sit down with Dr. Julianne Malveaux to discuss her latest book, “Are We Better Off?” Later we hear from Black Agenda Report on Syria and Youth Radio provides us with perspective on “Being Black in America.” Dr. Malveaux has long been recognized for her progressive and insightful observations. She is a labor economist, noted … Continued
Jackson Mississippi
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We speak with Kali Akuno of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement about what is going on in Jackson, Mississippi.
International Women’s Day: Helpless and Hooked
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Up next, we talk about a body of research that’s challenging the stability of America’s inner city families and more importantly infants born to addicted mothers. Last month, Reuters in partnership with NBC News released an investigative report, “Helpless &Hooked: the most vulnerable victims of America’s opioid epidemic.” It alleged that the failure of physicians … Continued
Black Lives Matter Activists Go to Trial in Los Angeles and The federal civil trial, filed by Alex Nieto’s family against the four involved officers involved in his death
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The trial will begin on Monday, March 7, 2016, for seven activists, Povi-Tamu Bryant, Damon Turner, Jas Wade, Todd Harris, Rosa Clemente, Haewon Asfan, and Frederisha Dixon, who were given misdemeanor charges of obstructing a public street and refusing the lawful order of a peace officer. On the morning of November 26, 2014, a small … Continued
In Conversation with Julianne Malveaux and the Best of Fund Drive
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We speak with author Julianne Malveaux about her new book, Are We Better Off? And later we offer the Best of Fund Drive “thank you” gifts. A look at the Black Panther Party and KPFA’s Speakers Pack!
Capitalism 101
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Today we bring you the six-part documentary series CAPITALISM, looks 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 historical … Continued
Flint Michigan: Poisoning Our Children
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Today we speak with Brent “Blak” Smith and raptivist Jasiri X about the “Water Crisis” in Flint Michigan.
In Conversation with Sharon Strand Ellison
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Today on the program we feature, Taking the War Out of Our Words With Powerful Non-Defensive Communication by Ellison, Sharon. Sharon Strand Ellison, the author of Taking the War Out of Our Words, is a pioneer in the field of eliminating defensiveness. An international communication consultant and award-winning speaker, Sharon is the Founder and Executive … Continued
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
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Today we revisit the award winning documentary Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years 1954-1965. From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Little Rock Nine to the Selma–Montgomery march, thousands of ordinary people who participated in the American civil rights movement; their stories are told in Eyes on the Prize. From leaders such as … Continued