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.

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Supreme Court on Abortion and A Rash of Robberies Targeting Cannabis Businesses

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We speak with Layidua Salazar an abortion storyteller with We Testify about the Supreme Court’s response to oral arguments in lawsuit against Mississippi’s abortion ban. Later we speak with cannabis advocate Chaney Turner about the rash of robberies targeting marijuana business owners and the lack of state and local protection. photo: Avery Meeker via Unsplash

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Taking Children: A History of American Terror

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We speak with Professor Laura Briggs PhD about her new book, Taking Children: A History of American Terror an examination of the separation of children from their families has a long history in the United States. The book argues that for four hundred years the United States has taken children for political ends. Black children, … Continued

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Special Programming – Things-Taken Day

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On today’s show we present Things-Taken Remixed, our annual UnThanksgiving remembrance, featuring the voices of John Trudell, and Leonard Peltier and Wilma Mankiller. For more information about Leonard Peltier, check out these websites, AmnestyUSA and International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee

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The Harassment and Criminalization of Unhoused People and Black Girl Magic

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We speak with unhoused advocate Needa B about increased homelessness and the harassment of unhoused people living in Oakland, California. Later we speak with the creator of #BlackGirlMagic, Cashawn Thompson about the wonderment of Black women, erasure and her latest book project “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Stories of Black Girl Magic.”

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Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict and A Climate In Crisis (COP26)

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We discuss the Jury Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse with Rachel Jackson a member of the People’s Strike Bay Area. Later we speak with Favianna Rodriguez about attending the 2021 climate summit, COP26. A jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin declared Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges against him. Rittenhouse faced five counts of homicide and reckless … Continued

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Ghost Guns and Justice for Julius Jones

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We speak with San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Rudy Corpuz the Executive Director of United Playaz about the increasingly popular ‘ghost guns’ and prevention. Later Pastor Mike McBride checks in from Oklahoma about Julius Jones being granted clemency hours before he was scheduled to be executed.