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.
Hunger strike in Texas, Oakland International Film Festival and HipHop artist Kiwi
We celebrate Cesar Chavez day by talking about prison Hunger strike in Texas, We speak with Kelly and Pen speak on the Oakland, Int’l Film Festival. We end with a conversation with Hip Hop artist Kiwi.
Breaking news: Mumia Abu-Jamal health crisis and the State of Black Media
We get a critical update from MOVE spokesperson Pam Africa about Mumia Abu Jamal.. Later on we continue our series about the State of Black Media with Oakland Tribune editor Martin Reynolds and BABJA member Sarah Allen.
Carl Dix is a co-founder, with Dr. Cornel West, of the Stop Mass Incarceration Network. He is a representative of the Revolutionary Communist Party
Nelson George discuss the death of rhythm and blues
We speaks with Nelson George about his latest book The Death of Rhythm and Blues. Nelson George is an African-American author, columnist, music and culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker. He has been nominated twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Hard Knock Radio – June 18, 2004
Anita hosts a panel discussion on Fatherhood.
We speak with organizers about the State of Black Oakland and the subsequent event.
We cover the shut down of the police station in the San Francisco Mission district. Anita Johnson speaks with organizer Nancy Hernandez about the murder of Alex Nieto. Later we talk with Pablo Paredes about Black & Brown Unity.
Direction action tactics, transformative visions and transit development plan.
We continue with part two of our conversation about direct action tactics. And later we explore transformative visions and Cpl transit development plan in Oakland Ca.
The Herbal Highway – June 3, 2004
All About Tea. Host Nam Singh speaks with Roy Fong of Imperial Tea Court.