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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.
This week on Hard Knock Radio, we feature Poor News Magazine as they examine America’s ongoing war on the poor and its impact on disenfranchised communities. Later in the show, we turn our attention to one of Mexico’s most influential and enduring artists, Frida Kahlo, and explore how her life and work continue to inspire … Continued
In part two of Hard Knock Radio’s conversation, longtime host Davey D continues his discussion with Dhoruba Bin Wahad, the former political prisoner, veteran Black Panther, freedom fighter, and Ghana based political analyst, by digging deeper into Libya, West Africa, global power shifts, and what all of this means for Black communities in the United … Continued
Longtime Hard Knock Radio host Davey D sits down with Dhoruba Bin Wahad, a former political prisoner, veteran Black Panther, freedom fighter, and Ghana based political analyst, for a far reaching discussion on Iran, Palestine, and the growing instability across Africa. In this first part of their conversation, Bin Wahad argues that the crises unfolding … Continued
This week on Hard Knock Radio, we take you deep into the archives as we celebrate Women’s History Month—honoring the voices, vision, and leadership of women who have shaped movements and culture. We revisit a powerful and timeless speech, along with an intimate interview, from the late Elandra Williams, captured at Take Back America and … Continued
This week on Hard Knock Radio, we take you deep into the archives as we celebrate Women’s History Month—uplifting the voices, vision, and leadership of women who have shaped movements and culture. We revisit a powerful speech and intimate interview from the late Elandra Williams, recorded at Take Back America and the U.S. Social Forum. … 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.
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.
Davey D opened with the widely watched Democratic primary between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico and asked Roland if he was surprised Crockett lost. Roland said he was not surprised and argued that endorsements and momentum do not win elections. Campaigns win through boots on the ground and infrastructure. He pointed to Talarico’s early start, … Continued
What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection As part of a Black History Month celebration at San Francisco State University, Hard Knock Radio host Davey D sat in conversation with longtime organizer and formerly incarcerated activist Dorsey Nunn. What unfolded was not a ceremonial talk, but a grounded and at times raw discussion … Continued
Davey D opens the conversation by naming the moment as intentionally chaotic and disorienting, with flashpoints piling up at once Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, Gaza, and ICE raids. He frames the goal as making sense of the noise, then brings in Medea Benjamin of Code Pink as someone who confronts power directly and has been in … Continued
