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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. Hosts Davey D and Anita Johnson give voice to issues ignored by the mainstream while planting seeds for social change.
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we speak with Oklahoma natives (Erinn and Kode Ransom) about the history of the brutal 1921 Race Massacre (also called the Tulsa race riot, the Greenwood Massacre, or the Black Wall Street Massacre) in Tulsa. Later Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis provides more of a contextual understanding of the relationship between police departments and state militias … Continued
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We speak with local activist Alma Rosa about a shooting that took place during a protest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Later we speak with Regina Jackson and Rashidah Grinage about the Oakland Police Commission and the movement to defund police. Demonstrator killed in New Mexico by Vigilante
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We speak with long time activist, former gang member and current peace maker Aqeela Sherrills about the Newark Community Street team and how to properly defund the police.
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We head to the streets of Oakland to hear from people protesting against police terrorism. Then we speak with organizers about the police involved murder of Erik Salgado; and Black Music Matters. We speak with Ryan Nicole about music being the soundtrack of the people and freedom struggle. Erik’s girlfriend Brianna Colombo, who is four … Continued
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The coronavirus pandemic has put gig workers in the forefront of the conversation centered around worker’s rights. Considered essential workers, many of who are struggling with whether to stay on the road (and risk the physical health) or stay home and face economic uncertainty due to the lack of employment protections. (We also cover the … Continued
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We speak with two students, Jessica from Skyline and Dwayne who just graduated from McClymonds about tonight’s scheduled protest at 6:30pm, PST in Oakland, California. The protest will start in front of Walgreens in the Fruitvale District and will lead to the Mayor Libby Schaaf’s house.
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We speak with local activists Sean Dugar, and Tonya Love about proposed legislation that targets police misconduct and racial bias. Democrats in Congress are proposing specific legislation that would make it easier to prosecute police misconduct and recover damages from officers found to have violated the constitutional rights of civilians. We center our conversation around … Continued
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We speak with Cat, Mike and Isha about the recent murder of 22 Eric Salgado by CHP in East Oakland, California and the national demand to defund the police. Later on we speak with Isha, Puncho and Roz about the mural on 15th of Black Lives Matter and Breonna Taylor.
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We hear a speaker from the Fuck Your Curfew rally in Oakland, Ca. Later we speak with Dr. Miguel De La Torre about ICE detention of immigrants during Covid-19. And later we speak with documentarians Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi about their new film, We Still Here. We Still Here is a coming of age story … Continued
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We hear organizers from last night’s Fuck Your Curfew Rally in Oakland, Ca. Later we speak with longtime union worker John Reimann about the pandemic and workers rights and the 40 million dollars owed by the Golden State Warriors to the city of Oakland, California. And Poor News Network explores America’s war on the poor … Continued
