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.
Today on Hard Knock Radio, an encore broadcast of our exclusive interview with Jonathan Mannion – former protégé of Richard Avedon, and currently one of HipHop's most prominent lensmen. He has taken so many iconic shots in the genre, often times when we see HipHop, it's through his eyes.
Today Davey D concludes his coverage of the 2010 Families USA Health Action Conference held in Washington DC. Today we will hear about the impact faith-based communities are having on healthcare reform. Also, James Rucker from Color Of Change talks about the plight of Net Neutrality.
Davey D speaks with the director of a new documentary film that explores the story of Mae Wall Miller. A Black Mississippian who was enslaved until the 1960's. Rocky Rivera aka Eye A Sage, the winner of reality TV's “I'm From Rolling Stone” drops her highly anticipated self-titled debut album this week. The San Francisco … Continued
Today on Hard Knock Radio, Davey D continues his coverage of the 2010 Families USA Health Action Conference Central held in Washington DC. Today we'll hear a physician's perspective on health care reform in America. And later in the program Anita Johnson speaks with filmmaker Robert A. Clift about his new documentary film Blacking Up: … Continued
Davey D continues his reporting from the 2010 Families USA Health Action Conference in Washington DC. Today we hear from House Majority Whip James Clyburn, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, and Dr Sharon Phillips of the National Physicians Alliance.
Today on Hard Knock Radio Davey D speaks with Congresswoman Donna Edwards and former Oklahoma Rep. Angela Z Monson about health care reform at the Families USA Health Action 2010 Conference Central held in Washington DC. Also Davey speaks with NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous about health care reform, community mobilization, police brutality and … Continued
Today on Hard Knock Radio Davey D speaks with OneHood organizer Paradise Grey, the original member of the legendary hip-hop group X-Clan about the Pittsburgh police beating of Jordan Miles, a Homewood teenage. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_664288.html Jordan Miles is a honor roll student in his hometown of Homewood and an accomplished musician that has performed at the … Continued
Davey D speaks with hip-hop artist and activist David Banner about the recent devastation in Haiti – or Ayaiti. Banner explores lessons learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the ways in which those lessons can be applied to relief efforts in Haiti. He also examines the exploitive nature of capitalism in the face … Continued
