Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio

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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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THE LONG SHADOW – THE FILM

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THE LONG SHADOW – THE FILM “Old sins cast long shadows” — Danish proverb   Of all the divisions in America, none is as insidious and destructive as racism. In this powerful documentary, the filmmakers, both privileged daughters of the South, who were haunted by their families slave owning pasts, passionately seek the hidden truth … Continued

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It’s Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America.

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David Cay Johnston   The Trump administration is remaking the government. It’s Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America tells us exactly how it is making America worse again. Bestselling author and longtime Trump observer David Cay Johnston shines a light on the political termites who have infested our government under … Continued

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Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, a conversation with Marc Lamont Hill, Michelle Alexander and Vonya Quarles

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Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 40th Anniversary Gala featuring a conversation with Children, a conversation with Michelle Alexander, Marc Lamont Hill, and Vonya Quarles. Presented by All of Us or None and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children. A Celebration of Freedom & the Movement

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The Healing Justice, the film

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Our newest film, Healing Justice, explores the causes and consequences of the current American justice system and its effect on marginalized communities. The film walks back through the history of violence that has led to our current system, bringing into focus the histories of trauma – on a personal, interpersonal, community, and generational level. This powerful … Continued

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The Long Shadow

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THE LONG SHADOW – THE FILM “Old sins cast long shadows” — Danish proverb   Of all the divisions in America, none is as insidious and destructive as racism. In this powerful documentary, the filmmakers, both privileged daughters of the South, who were haunted by their families slave owning pasts, passionately seek the hidden truth … Continued

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In Conversation with Reese Erlich

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The Iran Agenda Today: The Real Story Inside Iran and What’s Wrong with US Policy Based on frequent, first-hand reporting in Iran and the United States, The Iran Agenda Today explores the turbulent recent history between the two countries and reveals how it has led to a misguided showdown over nuclear technology. Foreign correspondent Reese Erlich notes … Continued

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All Governments Lie

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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone is a theatrical documentary created by a team of Emmy Award-winning filmmakers, who subscribed to I. F. Stone’s newsletter in their teens. “I. F. Stone’s Weekly” inspired us then, and compels us now to tell the story of a new wave of independent, investigative, … Continued

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In Conversation with D.D. Guttenplan

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The Next Republic: The Rise of a Radical New Majority Exactly who are the new progressive leaders emerging to lead the post-Trump return to democracy in America? National political correspondent D.D. Guttenplan’s The Next Republic is an extraordinarily intense and wide-ranging history of the recent fall and incipient rise of democracy in America. D.D. Guttenplan, … Continued

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JOAN MORGAN She Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

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Highly influential debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill with this eye-opening exploration of Lauryn Hill and her amazing artistic legacy. Released in 1998, Lauryn Hill’s first solo album is often cited by music critics as one of the most important recordings of all time. Artists from Beyoncé to Nicki Minaj to Janelle Monae have … Continued