Long time activist Jamala Rogers discusses her book Ferguson Is America: Roots to Rebellion. She talks about 1972 Black political convention and the existing political landscape in Ferguson.
White Supremacy
We cover the Justice for Mario Woods Coalition protest in San Francisco, this past Saturday.
We speak with author Kevin Powell about his new book, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood.
Sunday morning in San Francisco, California, members of the Anti-Police Terror Project and Asians4BlackLives, a Bay Area group of Asian community organizers, held a community intervention in front of Ed Lee’s home to demand that he fire Police Chief Suhr and all officers involved in the murders of Mario Woods, Amilcar Lopez, and Alex Nieto. … Continued
On today’s program we speak with Alicia one of the protesters from the Bay Area Bridge shut down. And later we hear from organizers gathered at the homes of Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf, Police Chief Sean Whent and San Francisco’s Police Chief Greg Suhr to protest the accelerated expulsion of Black and Brown people from … Continued
We play excerpts from Dr King speeches and intersperse it with protests at SFO.
Today on Hard Knock, we’ll hear landmark speeches from American Civil Rights icon, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., along with interviews from two leading authors Gary Younge and Alice Walker. Hard Knock Radio host Davey spoke with both authors and asked each to discuss King’s legacy and the significance of his activism. You’ll hear … Continued
Anti-Police Terrorism and Black Arts District
We talk with Cat Brooks of the Anti-police Terrorism project about upcoming activities for the MLK weekend. Later we speak with Marvin X about the Black Arts Movement and its history and establishing a Black Arts District in Oakland.
We hear accounts from mothers that lost the children to state sanction violence. This audio was recorded at the Black Lives Convening in Cleveland Ohio, 2015. The mother of Oscar Grant Jr., Kendrick Johnson, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner spoke. Also Erica Gordon-Taylor, the cousin of Emmett Till spoke began the discussion.
Up we’ll hear from Rosa Clemente as she discusses Black Lives Matter and American Racism. Ms. Clemente is a community organizer, freelance journalist and Hip Hop activist. In 2008, Rosa Clemente along with Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, became the first women of color ticket in American History. Born and raised in South Bronx, NY, Rosa Clemente … Continued