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Breaking at the Olympics (Part Two)

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Davey D spoke with break dance legends B Girl Macca, Safari, Precise and Charlie Rock about breaking being featured at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. 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.


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Fairyland and Olympics/Breaking

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Davey D spoke with Sunspot Jones and Emily Butterfly about community involvement and the legacy of Fairyland in Oakland, Ca. Later in part one of a two part conversation. Davey D spoke with break dance legends B Girl Macca, Safari, Precise and Charlie Rock about breaking being featured at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Hard … Continued


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Hard Knock Radio – August 14, 2024

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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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.


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Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys

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On this episode of Hard Knock we speak with ODB’s wife Icelene Jones, son Bar-Sun Jones, his daughters, and Jason Pollard the director of the new documentary, Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys. Ol Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys is the first official feature documentary about the Grammy-nominated musician and legendary … Continued


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In Conversation with Tef Poe

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Davey D and Tef Poe look back at what has transpired in Fergurson 10 years after Mike Brown was killed by a police officer which set off several months of protests. Has justice been served? Has Fergurson improved? Those questions are tackled during this broadcast Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on … Continued


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In Conversation with Twilight Bey (Part One) and Poor News Network

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In this episode Davey D speaks with Twilight Bey about the ongoing incidents of racial violence in the United Kingdom. Angry mobs attacked dozens of British towns and cities recently, some targeted businesses belonging to ethnic minority Britons. The unrest began in the aftermath of a fatal stabbing attack in Southport that killed three young girls, which agitators … Continued


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America’s Black Capital and Black August

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America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy 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 achievement. Alongside author Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, in this episode we examine the … Continued


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In Conversation with Mike Brown Sr and I Was There Too

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We present a panel discussion featuring Mike Brown Sr discussing the murder of his son Mike Brown Jr. On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Later Davey D speaks with Meres-Sia Gabriel about her one woman play, I … Continued


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In Conversation with Crazy Legs

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We speak with Richard Coln (born January 1, 1966), better known by his stage name Crazy Legs, is an American b-boy who was featured in the earliest stories on hip hop. We discuss the early moments of Hip Hop and breaking being added to the Paris 2024 Olympic program as a new sport. Hard Knock … Continued


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Hard Knock Radio – August 5, 2024

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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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.