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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and The Electronic Intifada

On today’s show Davey D and Chris Emdin delve into several critical topics related to social justice, education, and the black community’s struggle for equity and freedom. They start off the show with, Emdin expressing his skepticism about the concept of allyship and co-conspiratorship, believing that these terms often lead to inaction and compromise, especially … Continued


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Poor News Network and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Y. Price

On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, Poor News Network explores America’s war on the poor. All of POOR’s programs are focused on providing non-colonizing, community-based and community-led media, art and education with the goals of creating access for silenced voices, preserving and degentrifying rooted communities of color and re-framing the debate on poverty, landlessness, … Continued


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America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy – Part Two

We speak with Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar the author of America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy. Americas Black Capital chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism, as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of … Continued


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America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy – Part One

We speak with Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar the author of America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy. Americas Black Capital chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism, as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of … Continued


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Palestinian Rally-Joe and Genocide

We hear more sounds and speeches from the rally at the Fed Building charging Joe Biden with Genocide. We hear a speech from Marc Lamont Hill. 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, hosted by Davey D and Anita … Continued


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San Jose Racist Cop Scandal and Sekou Odinga

We speak with Adante Pointer about the San Jose racist cop scandal and later Mumia Abu-Jamal talks about the life and legacy of Sekou Odinga. 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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.