Hard Knock Radio

Dr. Akilah Cadet on White Supremacy and Belonging: A Hard Knock Radio Conversation

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Dr. Akilah Cadet, the founder and CEO of Change Cadet, joined Hard Knock Radio to discuss her book, White Supremacy Is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World. The conversation with Davey D explored the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the rise of anti-Black sentiment, and the broader implications … Continued


Background Briefing

Jacob Heilbrunn / Leila Hilal / Jeet Heer

Netanyahu Meets With the Christian Zionist “Crusader” at the Pentagon, Where Top Officials Want to Get Out of the Middle East Quagmire
A Palestinian Perspective on Trump’s U.S.-Owned Gaza as a “Riviera of the Middle East”
The Growing Alarm at Musk Having Every American’s Social Security Number, Address, Email, Income, and Personal Details


Education Today

Education Today – February 5, 2025

FCMAT is a private organization that spends millions of California tax dollars every year giving orders to poorer school districts. Oakland and many other districts have been forced to make bad decisions by their power. Our guest today will share his research and writing on their impact and proposals on what to do about it.


Law & Disorder

Preventing Negative Impacts of Trump in Alameda County; The Long Attica Revolt; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Betty Shemieh

On today’s show, Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato-Bas discusses impacts of the Trump presidency at the county level. Then, we continue yesterday’s conversation with Orisanmi Burton, author of “Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt”. This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is Palestinian playwright, author, and screenwriter Betty Shemieh, … Continued