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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We offer to our listeners the latest book by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, "April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death and How It Changed America." And a power speech by Michael Eric Dyson given at East Bay Church of Religous Science.
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Hard Knock Radio highlights the work of Activist and Artist Favianna Rodriguez.Favianna’s new book, “Reproduce and Revolt”, is available as a KPFA fund drive gift. View larger versions of these posters…
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It’s the first day of the KPFA spring fund drive and as a thank you gift for your donations we bring you The Best of Mary J Blige, by DJ J.Period.
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Weyland Southon speaks about this weekend’s past ICE raids on the Bay Area Immigrant Labor Community. Also Academy Award winning documentarian Erol Morris talks about his latest film "Standing Operating Procedure" which opens May 9th. Later in the show Filipino rappers, Kiwi & Geologic stop by to talk about their "People Power Tour."
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We bring you part 2 of a Davey D interview with Immortal Technique. Also Lyrics Born stops by to talk about his new album "Every Where Once."
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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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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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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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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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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."
