Davey D speaks to Ricky L. Jones, Chair, Pan-African Studies Department at the University of Louisville about the life of Julian Bond
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.
An interview with Cat Brooks and Talib Kweli
Davey D speaks with organizer Cat Brooks and Talib Kweli.
On Wednesday, Hugo Pinell, 71, was killed and 11 inmates were treated for stab wounds when fighting broke out at California State Prison-Sacramento. Pinell, in jail since 1965, had been serving three life sentences. On today’s program we speak with long-time activist, journalist and former Black Panther member Kiilu Nyasha about the life and death … Continued
We discuss with Pastor Michael McBride the death of Mario Michael Martinez, a young man that died while in police custody. On July 15, less than 30 minutes after asking for help, Martinez suffered an asthma attack in his pod at Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail. The failure of Santa Rita’s staff and officers to … Continued
Davey D reports on the one-year anniversary of the murder of Michael Brown from the state of Missouri. The Hard Knock Radio host speaks with Lumumba Bandele, Matt Nelson of Color of Change, hip-hop activist Jasiri X and academic/activist Jeff Chang about the ongoing state sanction violence against organizers, community members and protesters gathered in … Continued
This past Sunday marked exactly 365 days since Ferguson, Missouri, teenager Michael Brown was shot, killed, and left on the road, in open view for four hours by local police. Up next on Hard Knock, Davey D reports from the city of Ferguson, Mo., where he spoke with organizers and community members in attendance … Continued
An Interview with Rashad Robinson and Will Randolph
Davey D speak with American civil rights leader and the executive director of Color of Change, Rashad Robinson and Will Randolph a member of The Black Resurgents. Below watch a video of Will Randolph of the Black Resurgents
We speak with Jamala Rogers the author of the new book Ferguson is America: Roots of Rebellion. Also Poor News Network brings us insight to the plight of the economically challenged in America. http://fergusonamerica.com/ Jamala currently resides in St. Louis, MO where she has devoted all of her adult life to creating a child-centered, family-oriented … Continued
Counter-Intelligence Program, a conversation with Minister Christopher Muhammad
On today’s program we speak with Minister Christopher Muhammad about government surveillance in the African American community. We also discuss an upcoming event titled, “The Counter Intelligence Program: Past, Present and Future. What The Community Needs to Know.” This talk is scheduled for this afternoon at 7pm at 5048 3rd & Revere in San Francisco, … Continued
The Black Movement Law Project and The How Organizing in the 80’s Shaped 21st Policy.
We sat down with longtime human rights lawyer Nicole Lee about the Black Movement-Law Project, which is an organization of Black Lawyers who are on the ground developing infrastructure and strategies for dealing with police terrorism. Lee who is the former President of Trans Africa talked to us about how some of the hot spots … Continued