We look back at the murder of Biggie Smalls with acclaimed journalist Randall Sullivan and Russell Poole, the former Los Angeles Police Department detective. Sullivan and Poole are the authors of LAbyrinth: The True Story of City of Lies, the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. and the Implication of the Los Angeles Police … Continued


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Hard Knock Radio – March 9, 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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Hard Knock Radio – March 8, 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 Black Women’s History of the United States

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Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross: A Black Women’s History of the United States Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross Discuss their New Book, A Black Women’s History of the United States. Reaching from the year 1600 to the present day, A Black Women’s History of the United States – written by renowned authors and historians … Continued


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Lama Rod Owens: Love and Rage

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Love  and  Rage; The Path of Liberation Through Anger is  a  deep  dive  into how  we  are  shaped  by  our  perceptions of anger in a culture marked by dividedness and contempt. Through mindfulness and  compassion-based  practices, Lama Rod Owens shows us how the power of rage can be transformed into a force of healing in our … Continued


Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross: A Black Women’s History of the United States Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross Discuss their New Book, A Black Women’s History of the United States. Reaching from the year 1600 to the present day, A Black Women’s History of the United States – written by renowned authors and historians … Continued


Rashid Khalidi & Nora Barrows-Friedman: The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine Rashid Khalidi & Nora Barrows-Friedman will discuss Khalidi’s new book, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, and answer audience questions.   A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told … Continued


We speak with organizers about API and Black solidarity in Oakland, Ca.   Guests: Council President Nikki Bas. She also the co presenter for the event. Roberto Bedoya: Manager, Cultural Affairs Division in the Economic Workforce Development Department, City of Oakland. Michelle Mush Lee: Cultural Affairs Commissioner (11 of us) / Founder of awhile Story … Continued