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.
On HKR we speak with author, chef and food justice advocate Bryant terry about his latest ventures and what we need to do to improve around health and food.. Later we speak with film maker Kevin Epps about the latest developments around the quest to get justice for Mario Woods who was gunned down by … Continued
Last night’s vigil protesting the murder of Mario Woods, a 26 year-old Black man that was executed by SF police this past Wednesday. Later we speak with Daniel Grossman, MD about the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) study and their findings as to why women in Texas have tried self induce abortions.
We speak with artivist Sellassie about the police execution of Mario Woods in San Francisco CA. And later we chop it up with songstress Jennifer Johns about art and activism.
We speak with activist/author Jamala Rogers about her new book Ferguson is America: Roots of Rebellion. Later we report from the city of San Francisco where organizers shut down a city meeting in protest of the proposed plan to build new jail in San Francisco CA.
We speak with Kali Akuno from the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement who is in Paris for the Great Barrier Reef conference. He provides us details about the various demonstrations taken place in Africa, South America and Asian countries. Daily Kos Reporter Thandi Chimerenga gives an update about Chicago police chief being fired and then talks … Continued
We speak with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr about the city of Chicago, police terrorism, the shooting of Laquan McDonald, the movie Chiraq and Black Friday protests.
Oliver Wang discusses his new book Legions of Boom: Filipino American Mobile DJ Crews in the San Francisco Bay Area
Our annual ThingsTaken Mix and Poor News Network with a look at economic violence against communities of color and low-income individuals.
An Interview with artivist Alia Sharrief about Muslim Women in HipHop
We speak with Black Lives Matter organizer Mica Grimm on the ground about what took place last night when 5 Black Lives Matter protesters were shot by white supremacist. We cover the press conference and do two interviews with Rachel Ledderman of National lawyers guild and journalist rasheed Shabbazz about lawsuit launched against Berkeley police.
