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: Today on the show we bring you a panel discussion from last week’s US Social Forum on Sports, politics and race. In this panel you’ll hear from Author and good friend of the show Dave Zirin, hard knock contributor and artist Favianna Rodriguez, Trevor Ngwane, an activist and Organizer out of South Africa … Continued
Without Walls, a monthly segment that explores the criminal justice system in America discusses California’s Gang Injunction. Later journalists JR of Block Report Radio and Thandisiwe Chimurenga of New American Media reports on the Johannes Mehserle trial held in Los Angeles CA. Also filmmaker Marc Smolowitz discusses his new film The HIV Story Project.
On HKR: Davey D reports from the US Social Forum held in Detroit MI. Davey speaks with Benton Harbor, Michigan resident and activist Reverend Pinkney about his personal story of police abuse and corporate aggression. And later New Orleans-based reporter Brentin Mock shares his perspectives on US immigration policies and BP's lack of transparency and … Continued
Political prisoner and commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal on “Good Empire.” Davey D reports from the US Social Forum held in Detroit MI. Davey and journalist Nora Barrows Freidman speaks with actor and long-time activist Danny Glover about youth organizing. Also Ann Wright discusses Israeli Terrorism aboard the Freedom Flotilla. And Later journalist Thandisiwe Chimurenga reports on … Continued
Political prisoner and commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal on “British Petroleum.” Davey D reports from the US Social Forum held in Detroit MI. Davey speaks with Malcolm X Grassroots Movement organizer Kali Akuno about Zionist actions at the US Social Forum, BP’s oil spill, and the displacement of gulf residence.
Davey D speak with Adrienne Marie Brown and the POCC Minister of Information JR speaks with Malcolm Shabazz Jr, the grandson of Malcolm X.
