Hard Knock Radio

Josephine’s Feast and Black August

We speak with comedian/actor Don Lacy about “Josephine’s Feast” about a Black matriarch, on a verge that lights up the truth for all to immerse, makes an audacious step into the future and foists her family into confronting change. By Star Finch and laced on stage by legendary director Ellen Sebastian Chang, Josephine’s Feast is … Continued


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Fund Drive Special: California, a Slave State

We speak with author Jean Pfaelzer about her book, California, a Slave State. The book explores the untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese sex workers, and convict laborers to victims of modern trafficking.