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.
Political Commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal brings us a commentary, “Penny Wise Pound Foolish”. Anita Johnson speaks with Verve/Forecast, Grammy Nominated Artist Ledisi about her new album “It's Christmas.”
We bring you more highlights of the State of the Black World Conference recently held in New Orleans. Today you'll hear a keynote speech from Dr. James Turner and an excerpt of a panel on Black Arts to Hip-Hop with Kangol Kid of UTFO.Later in the show Anita Johnson speaks with Ron Bennet, the Assistant … Continued
Political commentator Mumia-Abu-Jamal on “False Freedom”. JR of the Block Report speaks with long time actor and director Delroy Lindo. Later in the show Anita Johnson speaks with Jazz Pianist 17 year old Samora Pinderhughes who's playing at the KPFA Crafts and Music Fair this weekend.
Political commentator Mumia-Abu-Jamal brings a commentary entitled “A Secret Recession”. Anita Johnson speaks with the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Elder Bernice King about President Elect Barack Obama. Later in the show Hard Knock Co-respondent Greg Gridges speaks with Bay Area Hip-Hop Virtuoso Kev Choice about his new mixtape, "The Bail Out" … Continued
Davey D speaks with Bruce Dixon of the Black Agenda Report about President Elect Barack Obama's recent Cabinet picks.
Political Commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal brings us a commentary entitled “More Money for Masters, None For You”. Weyland speaks Boots Riley of the Coup and Meshell N'Degeochello who are sharing the stage this Sunday at the Historic Fillmore in SF.
Weyland speaks with some of the women behind the Indie Village happening tomorrow in Old Oakland. Later in the show Hard Knock Co-respondent Greg Bridges speaks with Ivory Daniel of the Latin Soul Funk band The B-Side Players.
Anita Johnson speaks with Aisha Bilal, the daughter of the late Baba Rafiq to discuss his legacy and contribution to the bay area arts scene. Later in the show Weyland speaks with some of the artists featured in a new weekly event, Soul Searching Thursdays at Rassela's in SF. Guests include artists Allegra Bandy & … Continued
Davey D brings us more highlights from the Second annual State of the Black World Conference. Today we'll hear an excerpt of a panel called Black Arts to Hip-Hop.with X-Clan's DJ Paradise. Later in the show Weyland speaks with Abba Yahudah & Githinju, two of the artists featured at the Indie Village, a holidy fair … Continued
World AIDS Day discussion on the increasing AIDS cases among teens & women of color. Daz-I-Kue of Bugz in the Attic.December 1st is World Aids Day. Anita Johnson discusses the increasing rate of HIV & AIDS cases among teens and women of color. Guests include Carla Dillard of the California Prevention & Education Project & … Continued
