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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.
We speak with activist Rahiel Tesfamariam of Urban Cusp about Movement and the importance of spirituality. Rahiel Tesfamariam is a social activist, public theologian, writer and international speaker. She is the founder and publisher of Urban Cusp, a cutting-edge online lifestyle magazine highlighting progressive urban culture, faith, social change and global awareness. She is also a former columnist … Continued
Dr. Joy DeGruy discusses her theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME As a result of twelve years of quantitative and qualitative research Dr. DeGruy has developed her theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, and published her findings in the book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome – America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and … Continued
We speak with activist Donald Lacy about the 5 to 3 vote on Tuesday to adopt a new city motto of “Love Life.” We also have sound/ testimony about Oakland City Council Freeze Rents for 90-Days and David Roach talks about the Oakland Int’l Film Festival happening this week.
We speak with Rev Ben McBride of Pico Network about policing in the 21st century and how that impacts Oakland Police Later we speak with former political prisoner and Black Panther Dhoruba Bin Wahad about the passing of Abdul Mijad of the Panther 21.
We speak with investigative reporter Eric Diastera about the Panama Papers. Later we talk to Sasha Brown about the Hip Hop for Change Conference. And lastly we acknowledge Martin Luther King Jr.
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1 @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
On today’s program we speak with Stephanie Cornwell, the Program Services Director with (World) Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases about women living with HIV/AIDS and Alameda County HIV Infection rate among women being the highest in the western United States. And later Poor News Network examines economic violence against communities of color.
We speak with long time activist Donald Lacy about the upcoming debate at City Hall around LoveLife signs being posted and city adopting its motto. We speak with Carrol Fife about upcoming showdown at city hall about moratorium on rent increases and evictions
UC Davis student and activist Duane Wright talks about student demands that the Chancellor be removed immediately. Citing her paid side gigs and the horrific brutality by campus cops that marred her tenure.
Long time activist and artist Adisa Banjoko speaks on his new book Bobby, Bruce and Bam which deals with the intersection between Chess, Martial Arts and Hip Hop Culture.
