Hard Knock Radio – February 7, 2023
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.
Hard Knock Radio
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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 – February 6, 2023
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.
The Erasure of Black Studies in the US
We speak with Jelani Cobb and Lasana O. Hotep about the erasure of Black studies in the United States. Guests: Jelani Cobb joined the Journalism School faculty in 2016 and became Dean in 2022. He has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2015. He received a Peabody Award for his 2020 PBS … Continued
That’s My Word and Poor News Network
Davey D speaks with Pendarvis Harshaw and Traci Bartlow about That’s My Word, a year-long exploration of Bay Area Hip-Hop history. Later Poor News Network explores America’s attack on the poor and disenfranchised communities. Links below to That’s My Word. https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop https://www.kqed.org/arts/13923938/thats-my-word-intro Guests: Pendarvis Harshaw is an award winning journalist, author, and educator. He … Continued
Reimagining Public Safety
Amid nationwide reckoning with racial justice and calls to reimagine policing in America, many cities are exploring plans to change its public safety funding and performance. On today’s show we speak with Kalia Mathis and Rocky Hunt about the new Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and plans to hold her accountable. As well as … Continued
Atlanta PD’s Red Dog Unit Vs. Memphis PD’s Scorpion Unit
We look at Atlanta PD’s Red Dog Unit previously led by now-Memphis Chief. The west Tennessee police chief, Cerelyn “CJ” Davis, worked with APD during the time a taskforce similar to the one used in Tyre Nichols traffic stop was implemented here. Guest: Kalonji Changa – Black Power Media
Hard Knock Radio – January 30, 2023
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.
Dreaming In Cursive: The Girl Who Loved Sparklers
We speak with rapper Mystic about her new album Dreaming In Cursive: The Girl Who Loved Sparklers. Mandolyn “Mystic” Ludlum, a longtime Oakland resident and Bay Area native, released her first solo album 21 years ago.
Search Engines and The Reinforcement of Racism (Encore)
We speak with author Safiya Umoja Noble about her book Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism.
Google Sued for Racial Discrimination Against Black Employees (Encore)
We speak with attorney Benjamin Crump and April Curley about Google’s discrimination practices that unfairly target Black employees. The former recruiter, April Curley alleges that Google systematically underpays and denies advancement opportunities to Black employees because of their race. Home Page https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/google-sued-racial-discrimination