We cover the Justice for Mario Woods Coalition protest in San Francisco, this past Saturday.
Black Lives Matter
We look at the Flint Michigan’s Water Crisis with local activist, Crystalee Craine.
We speak with author Kevin Powell about his new book, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood.
We Comin with Rev. Sekou and the play PLACAS produced by Paul Flores
We spoke to Black Lives Matter organizer Reverend Sekou about activism and the new single “We Comin.” And later we sit down with director Paul Flores and long-time organizer Alex Sanchez about the play Placas. About Rev. Sekou & The Holy Ghost The sound of Rev. Sekou & the Holy Ghost is a symphony of … Continued
Community organizers, outraged over the Dec. 2 death by police “firing squad” of Mario Woods rally at the San Francisco Police Commission meeting amid strong presence from SF Police Officers Association. Hard Knock Radio personalities Davey D and Marie Choi spoke with organizers La Mesha Irizarry, Minister Keith Muhammad and Jeremy Miller. The shooting of … Continued
Sunday morning in San Francisco, California, members of the Anti-Police Terror Project and Asians4BlackLives, a Bay Area group of Asian community organizers, held a community intervention in front of Ed Lee’s home to demand that he fire Police Chief Suhr and all officers involved in the murders of Mario Woods, Amilcar Lopez, and Alex Nieto. … Continued
On today’s program we speak with Alicia one of the protesters from the Bay Area Bridge shut down. And later we hear from organizers gathered at the homes of Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf, Police Chief Sean Whent and San Francisco’s Police Chief Greg Suhr to protest the accelerated expulsion of Black and Brown people from … Continued
We play excerpts from Dr King speeches and intersperse it with protests at SFO.
This weekend the radical legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King is inspiring actions across the country in honor of Dr. King’s birthday. We talk with Bill Fletcher Jr. ALSO: Planned Parenthood is suing the makers of the heavily-edited videos that have fueled the most recent attempts to kill the organization. PLUS: a young Bay Area … Continued
Today on Hard Knock, we’ll hear landmark speeches from American Civil Rights icon, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., along with interviews from two leading authors Gary Younge and Alice Walker. Hard Knock Radio host Davey spoke with both authors and asked each to discuss King’s legacy and the significance of his activism. You’ll hear … Continued