Jackson Mississippi
We speak with Kali Akuno of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement about what is going on in Jackson, Mississippi.
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.
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
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
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!
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
Today we speak with Brent “Blak” Smith and raptivist Jasiri X about the “Water Crisis” in Flint Michigan.
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
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
On today’s show we feature scholar Lawrence C. Ross, the author of Blackballed. Blackballed is an explosive, controversial, timely book that exposes one of America’s hidden secrets: our colleges have become hostile to African American students. The white fraternity and sorority system is described, with its deep traditions of racist parties, songs, and assaults on … Continued
As part of our continued acknowledgement of African Heritage during the month of February, we present to you, a portrait of excellence, Paul Robeson. Robeson was the epitome of the 20th-century Renaissance man. He was an exceptional athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and social activist. He starred in both stage and film versions of … Continued