Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio

4:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: MONDAYS - FRIDAYS

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

Escaping The Narcissism of The American Dream

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We speak with Tiffanie Drayton, author of the new book Black American Refugee: Escaping the Narcissism of The American Dream. Black American Refugee examines in-depth the intersection of Drayton’s personal experiences, the broader culture and the toll of American racism and global white supremacy on Blacks in the US.

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Police in Uvalde School Shooting Criticized Due to Poor Response and Poor News Network

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We speak with Professor Jose Villarreal of Brown Berets about the police’s response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Professor Villarreal also talks about the planned action to protest how the mass shooting was handled by police and to demand the resignation of the chief of police. Later Poor News Network examines America’s war … Continued

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Racist Terrorism in Buffalo: How the Mainstreaming of White Supremacy Puts the Nation at Risk with Tim Wise

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In this presentation, anti-racist educator Tim Wise examines how overt racism has increasingly penetrated American political discourse and has contributed to terrorist violence, most recently in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Charlottesville, El Paso and Charleston. Having begun his career in the campaigns to defeat Neo-Nazi David Duke in his runs for political office, Wise has been a witness to a 30-year process of … Continued