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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.
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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
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We talk with Pastor Mike McBride About the upcoming State of the Union. Later we speak with DJ Wonway about the new play Babylon is Burning
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We talk with Cat Brooks of the Anti-police Terrorism project about upcoming activities for the MLK weekend. Later we speak with Marvin X about the Black Arts Movement and its history and establishing a Black Arts District in Oakland.
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Sandra Cisneros is a Chicana novelist who wrote the bestselling novel “The House on Mango Street, Caramelo and her subsequent short story collection Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories. ” In addition, she is the founder of two organizations that serve writers ” The Macondo Foundation and the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation. Among her … Continued
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On today’s program we’ll examine the long-term impacts of gentrification with A panel on gentrification Favianna Rodriguez, Davey D, Jeff Chang, and Ashara Ekundayo. The conversation took place November 21st, at the Oakland Hub as part of the STARS of SoleSpace.
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We speak with artist activist Jasiri X about his new album Black Liberation Theology.
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We speak with artist activist Mic Crenshaw from KBOO in Orgeon about the militia take over and the larger issues around it. We speak with educator David Stovall about unrest in Chicago.
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Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, author of the seminal 1991 work The Isis (Yssis) Papers passed away this week. She was 80 years old. In this episode, Hard Knock Radio honors her life and and work with guest, Chuck D of Public Enemy.
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Actor/ activist Danny Glover speaks at the 46th anniversary of the College of Ethnic Studies about why education is a right and what it means to be transformative vs furthering the status quo.
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Davey D talks to Rinku Sen director of Colorlines.com, Thandisizwe Chimurenga, independent journalist, Eric Arnold, Founder and Editorial Director at Oakulture and more with their insights on the state of activism in 2015. Part 2.
