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.
Without Walls a monthly program discussing the Prision Industrial Complex takes over the HKR airwaves. This features Newsflashes, a mailroom segment and a discussion. Later in the show Hard Knock Co-Respondent Gregg Bridges discusses the march towards founding the Black Panther Party Blvd. in Oakland as well as a benefit for the Bobby Hutton Memorial. … Continued
We bring you highlights of the sunrise gathering at Alcatraz.
Hard Knock Co-Respondent Gary Baca speaks with Soul Singer Eric Benet. Weyland speaks with some vendors representing the first annual Indie Village, a holidy fair featuring local artists and designers.
Anita Johnson discusses the status of local Food Banks during this economic crunch. Guests include Brian Higgins and Betsy Edwars of the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Later in the show we'll bring you excerts of a recent panel discussion on young women's empowerment with Hip-Hop legends Public Enemy's Chuck D, MC Lyte and new … Continued
Davey D reports back from 2nd annual State of the Black World Conference held in New Orleans. Today he speaks with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Later in the show Weyland speaks with Bay Area Vocalist Valerie Trout.
Davey D brings us highlights from the 2nd annual State of the Black World Conference held in New Orleans. We hear excerpts from a town hall meeting featuring Council woman Cynthia Willard-Lewis & Carothers of the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Project. We'll also hear an interview from New Orleans Hip-Hop artist Sess 4-5.
Anita Johnson brings us an update on the Troy Anthony Davis case. Political Commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal brings us a commentary entitled “Bubbles Booms and Busts”. Later in the show Davey D speaks with Hip-Hop artist Ras Ceylon. We feature music off of his new album Scientific Non-Fiction.
