Hard Knock Radio

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.

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Hard Knock Radio – May 1, 2008

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Weyland Southon comes to us live from the Fruitville district in Oakland at today’s May Day rallies. Anita Johnson speaks with the organizer of the ILWU about today’s protests. Later in the show we bring you part one of a two part discussion as Davey D speaks with Hip-Hop artist & activist Immortal Technique to … Continued

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Hard Knock Radio – April 30, 2008

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Davey D reports back from Midtown Manhattan at a strategy meeting for the verdict of the Sean Bell case. Davey speaks with Shaka Shakur of the New Black Panther Party, Treach of Naughty By Nature and Democratic New York City Councilmember Charles Baron. Later in the show Anita Johnson discussed Each one Reach one, the … Continued

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Hard Knock Radio – April 29, 2008

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Political Commentator Mumia Abu Jamal on "Sean Bell’s Second Slaying." Today we bring you a press conference held  with Congressman Gregory Meeks, Congressman John Conyers & Rev. Al Sharpton about a pledge to have a federal investigation for the case of Sean Bell regarding his civil rights. Also Davey D brings us more reactions to … Continued

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Hard Knock Radio – April 28, 2008

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Davey D brings us reactions to the Sean Bell verdict from a number of artists and activists including Dead Prez, Headroc, Rosa Clemente, Jared Ball and Suhier Hammid.

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Hard Knock Radio – April 25, 2008

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Anita Johnson discusses the final verdict in the Sean Bell case with activist and hip-hop artist Rod Star of Rebel Diaz. It is the last Friday of the month which means Without Walls takes over the Hard Knock airwaves. Later in the show Weyland speaks with Marcus Miller about his new album "Marcus."

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Hard Knock Radio – April 24, 2008

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Hard Knock Radio airs a live broadcast of a town hall on the commercial abuse of children titled "No Longer Invisible," held by the Alameda County Interagency Policy Council and moderated by Weyland Southon. The panelists include Nola Brantley of M.I.S.S.S.E.Y(Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting and Servicing Sexually Exploited Youth), Julie Posadas Guzman of the Youth Justice … Continued

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Hard Knock Radio – April 23, 2008

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Anita Johnson speaks with Roxanne Williams of the League of Young Voters give us a re-cap on yesterday’s democratic primaries in Pennsylvania. Also Weyland speaks with Ova Saopeng and Leilani Chan of TeAda Production’s about their play "Refugee Nation". And later in the show Weyland discusses the San Francisco Int’l Film Festival which kicks off … Continued

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Hard Knock Radio – April 22, 2008

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Political commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal on "Pennsylvania, The Keystone State." Today Weyland speaks with Khari Mosley of the League of young voters about today’s democratic election in the state of Pennsylvania. And later in the show Anita Johnson speaks discusses this Thursday’s event "No Longer Invisible: Shedding Light on the issue of Commercially Sexually Exploited Children."