Hard Knock Radio

Honoring Ruchell “Cinque” Magee and ReImagine Fashion

We speak with author/journalist Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Claude Marks the co-founder of Freedom Archives about the legacy of freedom fighter Ruchell “Cinque” Magee. Later we speak with Jeff Perlstein and Teju Adisa Farrar about Reimagine Fashion 2023 – the hub for fashion arts activations during Oakland Style week, an annual five-day series of events that celebrate … Continued


We speak with Claude Marks about the 50th anniversary of the Attica Rebellion. Claude Marks is the Co-director of The Freedom Archives, a San Francisco-based organization. Through the website and email list-serves, Freedom Archives provide a valuable resource documenting both revolutionary struggle and police state repression. photo: Oakland Abolition and Solidarity


We speak with Claude Marks and Tur-ha Ak about COINTELPRO (COunter INTELligence PROgram) and the various ways “the state” undermines Freedom Movements. To hear the full interview go to – https://www.mixcloud.com/upload/HardKnockRadio/judas-the-black-messiah-and-cointelpro-02-23-21/complete/ Guests: Tur-ha Ak is a co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project and the Community Ready Corps Claude Marks is the Director of the Freedom Archives, … Continued


we speak with Claude Marks, about the new documentary Symbols of Resistance. The film explores the history of the Chican@ Movement as it emerges in the 1970s with a focus on events in Colorado and Northern New Mexico. It focuses on the struggle for land, the student movement, and community struggles against police repression highlighting … Continued