A Tribute to Sci-Fi Pioneer Nichelle Nichols
We talk with scholar Kwadro Deterville about the life and legacy of Nichelle Nichols, who was best known for her role as lieutenant Uhura on the sci-fi show Star Trek.

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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.
We talk with scholar Kwadro Deterville about the life and legacy of Nichelle Nichols, who was best known for her role as lieutenant Uhura on the sci-fi show Star Trek.
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.
We present the film, The Man Card. For years, right-wing politicians and pundits have accused the left of playing “the race card” and “the woman card” and engaging in identity politics. This eye-opening documentary turns the tables and takes dead aim at the right’s own longstanding use of white male identity politics in American presidential … Continued
Today we present the documentary film, Theaters of War. If you’ve seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered: Does all of that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does the military actually get a crack at the script? Theaters of War digs deep into a vast new trove of recently released internal government documents to bring … Continued
Today we present the documentary film, Requiem for the American Dream. In Requiem for the American Dream Noam Chomsky, widely recognized as the most influential intellectual alive, makes plain the principles perpetuating the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few.
We present the documentary film, Healing From Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation. Parents need to know that Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation is a documentary about the rise of the alt-right movement and Life After Hate, a group that tries to help members of White supremacy groups exit … Continued
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.
We present the film, The Man Card. For years, right-wing politicians and pundits have accused the left of playing “the race card” and “the woman card” and engaging in identity politics. This eye-opening documentary turns the tables and takes dead aim at the right’s own longstanding use of white male identity politics in American presidential … Continued
We present Building a Future of Black and Asian Coalition. The past couple years has brought to the forefront discrimination and violence against America’s Black and Asian communities. The George Floyd killing ignited a social and political upheaval that is still working through the country; and the COVID-19 pandemic spawned numerous violent attacks on Asian … Continued
We present Keith Boykin discussing The Politics of A Darkening America. After the events that took place over the course of 2020, America remains more divided than ever. When faced with a global health crisis and widespread cries for racial justice, leadership crumbled and the Republican Party suffered defeat in the 2020 election. According to Keith Boykin, Republican … Continued