Hard Knock Radio

Oakland Style Lab and The HiiiWAVFest

In a Hard Knock Radio conversation, host Anita Johnson spoke with Olivia Cueva, a bio-fashion designer, educator, and co-founder of Oakland Style Lab and Jeff Perlstein an activist / educator who worked as program director at Food First and as executive director of Media Alliance. More recently, he’s co-founded Oakland Style Lab and the new … Continued


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