We honor the passing of activist Afeni Shakur; and SF State Students Begin a Hunger Strike.
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.
We let you hear the highlights of Saturday’s rally in SF in front of the Mission Police Station as the FRISCO5 push for justice.
Bay Area protesters placed their bodies on the line as a way of condemning Donald Trump’s ongoing racist rhetoric. Hundreds gathered outside the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame as early as 9:30am to protest Trump’s arrival in the Bay Area, where he’s scheduled to speak today. HKR was able to speak with protesters about their concerns … Continued
We speak with hunger strike participants camped out in front of the SF Mission Police Department. Poor News Network explores economic violence against communities of color and Gift of Gab stops by to talk about an upcoming gig at Slims in San Francisco.
We speak with Kuttin Kandi, a People’s Hip Hop DJ Scholar and long-time Hip Hop activist about the allegations of child molestation against Hip Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa.
Day five of a hunger strike in front of Mission Police Station in San Francisco, Calif. Community activists outraged by recent killings by San Francisco Police, are refusing to eat until Chief Suhr’s resigns. HKR’s Davey D speaks with Jeff Adachi , the elected Public Defender of San Francisco, and activists Equipto and Sellassie. … Continued
Kevin Powell and Lumumba Bindale on Aklai Gurley; Sister Souljah speaks about Bill Clinton
We speak to NY based activists Kevin Powell and Lumumba Bindele about the Akai Gurley case. Later we hear a throwback speech from Sister Souljah and her response to Bill Clinton’s Sister Souljah Momement
Two former political prisoners speak about upcoming event to honor slain political prisoner Hugo Yogi’ Pinell.
KPFA DJs Greg Bridges, Rickey Vincent, Gary Baca and Will Nichols on Prince.
On the program today, we speak with organizer Cat Brooks about the defunding of Youth Programs in Oakland and Jay-Marie Hill talks about the new album The Revolution Has Come.