Hard Knock Radio – April 2, 2004
Daniel Bergner, author of In the Land of Magic Soldiers : A Story of White and Black in West Africa; Celebrating the life of Marvyn Gaye on the 20th anniversary of his death.

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.
Daniel Bergner, author of In the Land of Magic Soldiers : A Story of White and Black in West Africa; Celebrating the life of Marvyn Gaye on the 20th anniversary of his death.
Davey D speaks with Freedom Fighter and WBAI programmer Rosa Clemente; Building a political movement with hip-hop: National Hip-Hop Political Convention coming up this June in New Jersey; The passing of Richard Peréz.
Anita closes out International Women’s Month; The 10th anniversary of 3 strikes and what it has meant to families who have been victimized by it; Celebrating the life of Cesar Chavez; The Eight Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam.
Increased racial tension in Northern California. We’ll look at some racially motivated incidents in Rohnert Park and Sacramento. Also, Hip Hop duo The Mamas.
Weyland spins records; Mumia Abu Jamal on imperialism in our times.
Women’s History Month profile: Latifah Simon; Camilla Chavez on Cesar Chavez Day.
Women’s History Month Profile: Ramona Africa; School Closures in Oakland; Hard Knock correspondent G-Spot speaks with legendary songstress Shaka Kahn.
Women’s History Month Profile: Buffy Sainte-Marie; Mumia Abu Jamal on Women in the Party; Bay Area Police Watch on police misconduct in San Francisco and Oakland; and Taigi Smith, author of Sometimes Rhythm, Sometimes Blues: Young African Americans on Love, Relationships, Sex, and the Search for Mr. Right.
Encore Presentation: Rebel soul singer, bassist, mother, activist Meshell Ndegeocello in a rare conversation with Weyland about life, music, the pursuit of happiness, and her latest album, Comfort Woman; International Women’s Month Profile: Phoolan Devi, "India’s Bandit Queen".
Conclusion of Rebecca Walker’s month-long series "What Makes a Man": The Redefinition of Masculinity; International Women’s Month Profile: Asata Shakur