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Hip Hop History Boston Style

Davey D explores the Boston’s influence on the hip-hop sound with historian Dart Adams.   Guest: Dart Adams is a music journalist, historian, lecturer, independent A&R, consultant and a correspondent/on camera interviewer for NE Hip Hop from Boston, MA. He’s mostly known for his blogs Poisonous Paragraphs, Bastard Swordsman & Producers I Know as well … Continued


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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


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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