Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio – November 2, 2020

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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.


Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio – October 30, 2020

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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.


Up next, we hear a panel of academics and hip-hop scholars talk about voter suppression and connecting to a younger generation. The panel included Dr. Cornel West, Rapsody, Big Daddy Kane, Trae The Truth and Paradise Gray of X-Clan. It was moderated by 9th Wonder and Professor Mark Anthony Neal. Special thank you to the #HipHopPoliticalEducationSummit for allowing us to … Continued


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Police Fatally Shot Black Men in Illinois; Texas; and Philadelphia

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We speak with attorney Benjamin Crump about the fatal police shootings of Marcellis Stinnette of Waukegan, Illinois and Johnathan Price of Wolfe City, Texas. We also speak with the director of community organizing for the Abolitionist Law Center Robert Saleem Holbrook about the Philadelphia police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. and the neighborhood protests that … Continued


For almost two weeks, young people in Nigeria have been protesting police violence after a video showing a brutal police shooting went viral. The protesters are demanding an end to the corrupt anti-robbery police squad known as SARS. In response to growing street protests and the targeting of police stations by demonstrators. On Tuesday, the … Continued


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Propositions on November’s Ballot

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This year has been one for the record books. A global pandemic and an epidemic of unwarranted mass killings of Black and Brown people by law enforcement.  These two major “health crises” also exist on the heels of an upcoming election, with major stakes in the criminal justice system, gig worker economy, housing and more.    Considering … Continued