Hard Knock Radio – May 1, 2007
Political commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal on “Viva May Day”. Coverage from today’s May Day protests in Oakland and Seattle.
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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.
Hard Knock Radio – April 30, 2007
We get a jump on Asian Pacific Islander Month which kicks off May 1st, as Weyland speaks with Film maker Justin Lin about his new movie "Finishing The Game". Later in the show, Anita Johnson speaks with an organizer for the International Workers Day Coalition, Organize the BAY and Wash-Tec to talk about the upcoming … Continued
Hard Knock Radio – April 26, 2007
Anita Johnson speaks with a member of the Malcolm X grassroots movement, Oakland Chapter, about the April 27th rally to protest the incarceration of the San Francisco 8. Also, some folks from the Youth Theatre Group, "Carmalized Talent" stop by to talk about their upcoming multimedia play "Decrypting the System".
Hard Knock Radio – April 25, 2007
Weyland speaks with activist, artist, and educator Marcel Diallo, along with Boots from The Coup, who will be performing tonight at the Black New World Center in West Oakland, at the Village Bottoms. We give you the 411 on that. Later in the show, Sacramento Emcee Dahlek stops by to talk about his new CD, … Continued
Hard Knock Radio – April 23, 2007
Davey comes to us from Atlanta, as today he speaks with Spellmen College professor and author William Jelani Cobb to talk about his new book, "To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip-Hop Aesthetic," the Atlanta Hip-Hop scene and more.
Hard Knock Radio – April 19, 2007
Political Commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal on "Imus Amongst Us". This Saturday marks the 4th year since the world lost a true musical legend, miss Nina Simone – so today on Hard Knock we dug through the Pacifica archives to bring you an interview with Nina Simone from 1986 with Kiilu Nyasha.
Hard Knock Radio – April 18, 2007
Political Commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal on "Jackie Robinson Plus 60". Weyland speaks with artist Zachariah and members of the 90’s San Francisco Hip-Hop Jazz Pioneers "Alphabet Soup", now collectively known as The Band Of Brotherz.