It’s an open secret that there’s an affinity between members of law enforcement and far right. White supremacist and fascist groups count police in their ranks, and many in law enforcement — from the federal down to the local level — turn a blind eye to the activities of the far right, while targeting anti-fascist … Continued
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Sofía Verónica Montez, Legal Fellow at Project South, to discuss mass deportations in the U.S. They broke down the systemic policies fueling displacement, the political scapegoating of immigrants, and the ways communities are resisting. A Day Without Immigrants: Protest and Fear The conversation began by reflecting on A Day Without Immigrants, … Continued
The program DARE — in which police officers stepped into the role of teacher to warn 5th and 6th graders away from drugs — is an object of humor today. But historian Max Felker-Kantor argues that we should take DARE seriously. He posits that the program, which at its height brought police into 75% of … Continued
PATRISSE CULLORS is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, she is also a performance artist, Fulbright scholar, public speaker, and an NAACP History Maker. In 2016, Patrisse received the Defender of the Dream Award from the AFL-CIO Executive Council Committee on Civil and Human Rights, the Revolution … Continued
On today’s program we speak with author Monique W. Morris, about her new book Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools. An examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged—by teachers, administrators, resource officers and the justice system—and degraded by the very institutions charged with … Continued
