Hard Knock Radio

Voices of Spirit, Resistance, and Revival: Jennifer Johns and Rev. Dereca Blackmon on Unity, Media, and Movement-Building

Voices of Spirit, Resistance, and Revival: Jennifer Johns and Rev. Dereca Blackmon on Unity, Media, and Movement-Building In this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D speaks with singer-activist Jennifer Johns and Reverend Dereca Blackmon about the upcoming East Bay Freedom Revival, a four-day celebration blending Juneteenth, Pride, Winter Solstice, and cultural resistance. The conversation … Continued


We speak with author MAJORA CARTER (an urban revitalization expert, real estate developer, MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award winning broadcaster) about her new book, RECLAIMING YOUR COMMUNITY: YOU DON’T HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO LIVE IN A BETTER ONE. Carter offers up a powerful rethinking of poverty, economic development, and the meaning of success … Continued


Tonight’s show we celebrate Pride by shining a light on the timely Covid-19 relief efforts by queer and trans communities in both the US and in India. Meet Anjali Rimi from Parivar Bay Area who runs SITAL –  Save Indian Trans All-India Lives program, a pan-India project to provide critical relief efforts to the Trans … Continued