Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio – April 26, 2021

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Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.


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A Tribute to Shock G, a founding member of The Bay Area Hip Hop Group Digital Underground

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We visit the Hard Knock Archives to hear a conversation with Shock G recorded in 2012. Shock G talks about making history with Digital Underground, 2Pac and musicianship. Later on Poor News Network talks about America’s war on the poor. Gregory Jacobs, a rapper and producer known as Shock G a founding member of the … Continued


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Dorsey Nunn on Police Reform

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We continue our conversation with Dorsey Nunn exploring police reform. Guests: Dorsey Nunn, Executive Director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and Co-Founder of All of Us or None. https://prisonerswithchildren.org/staff-and-board/ photo: via unsplash with Matt Popovich


We speak with prosecution witness Donald Williams and Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd about Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murder. We also speak with Pastor Mike McBride and Dorsey Nunn about police terrorism and reform. And we head to Columbus, Ohio to talk about the police involved killing of 16-year old Ma’Khia … Continued


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Hard Knock Radio – April 19, 2021

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Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.


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Snowfall and The Crack Epidemic

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We speak with writer Walter Mosley about Snowfall, an American crime drama television series, created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron, that was first broadcast on FX on July 5, 2017. Set in Los Angeles in 1983, the series revolves around the first crack epidemic and its impact on the culture of the … Continued


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Police Decertification and Reimaging Public Safety

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We speak with the executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ) George Galvis about police decertification. And later we speak with community activists Reverend Susan Smith and Adrienne Hood about what it means to reimage public safety in the city of Columbus, Ohio. George Galvis – Executive Director at Communities United for … Continued


We speak with former Buffalo Police officer Cariol Horne about why its so difficult for officers to step to bad apples and Cariol Law. Later we hear from journalist Georgia Fort in Minnesota. Information about Cariol’s Law https://drive.google.com/file/d/14MaMA7I0LvYaD365GnRVBpebuFKUpNQu/view Photo: Colin Lloyd via Unsplash