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The Plight of City College

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We speak with local activists and organizers in SF about the plight of City College in the city of San Francisco, California. Guests: Tim Redmond, is editor of 48hills.org, San Francisco’s digital daily newspaper. He has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 35 years. Mary Bravewoman – AFT 2121 … Continued


We speak with two community organizers Ms. Adrienne Hood with Ohio Families United Against Police Brutality and Kiara Yikita with the Black Liberation Movement about ending police terrorism in Columbus, Ohio. We also discuss the police killings of 16-year old Ma’Khia Bryant (April 20th, 2021); Miles Jackson (April 12, 2021); Andre Hill (Dec. 22nd, 2020) … Continued


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Hard Knock Radio – May 3, 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.


We speak with organizers about upcoming May Day actions. We also speak with filmmakers, Eli and Khalil about their new film Bakoso which was shot in Cuba.   Guests: Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, Khalil Fantauzzi, Rachel Jackson and Cherry Murphy.  


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The Unethical Acts of The Penn Museum Against MOVE Family Members

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We speak with Pam Africa of the MOVE Organization about the controversy over Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania holding on to remains of MOVE children killed the Philadelphia Police Department in 1985. The MOVE organization learned that the remains of two Black girls in their family – Tree Africa, 14, and Delisha Africa, … Continued


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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