Many assume the majority of people living on the streets struggle with mental illness or just need jobs — and that homelessness is unfortunate, but intractable. Longtime advocate for the unhoused, Mary Brosnahan, argues that these are myths, and that much of what we assume about homelessness is wrong. She posits that at its root … Continued
This week we have an interview with Freeway of the Oakland Homeless Union on Newsoms camp sweeps & Janet of Rural Organizing and Resilience on preparedness + recover in rural WNC after Hurricane Helene
Last Thursday, over 400 individuals gathered at the Oakland Museum of California’s James Moore Theater for an enlightening event that highlighted the issue of anti-Blackness in Oakland. Hosted by Hard Knock Radio’s Davey D, the evening featured a profound conversation with Hodari Davis, a renowned educator and co-founder of Edutainment for Equity. Alongside his wife, Candice … Continued
Davey D speaks with Tim Redmond about the unhoused population in San Francisco. Later we speak with Frank Sterling about the ongoing police terrorism in the city of Antioch. 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 … Continued
Part Two of Trap Heals – Davey D speaks with Damon Turner about Trap Heals. Damon Turner is the founder of TRAP HEALS – a Los Angeles based arts and events collective centered around healing black people and communities of color. Later political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal remembers Willy Stokes, a man convicted of a crime … Continued
We speak with Needa B about Oakland’s unhoused population. And later Poor News Network explores America’s war on the poor.
The COVID 19 pandemic has transformed all of our lives in some way. But some are feeling the impacts more than others. Take healthcare workers, for example: As the United States surpasses 38 million COVID-19 cases and 637,000 deaths as of August 28th, 2021, many healthcare workers continue to be overloaded by caring for COVID-19 … Continued
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.”
Rodstarz of Rebel Diaz speaks on unrest in Chile and the role of police. Later Poor News Network examines America’s war on the poor.
We speak with Cat Brooks about the Oakland Task Force and the movement to defund the police. Also we speak with folks from the FREEdom Store about its importance during the pandemic. photo: James Eades via Unsplash
