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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Oscar Lopez Rivera with Davey D and Vylma V

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Davey D and Vylma V speak with Oscar Lopez Rivera in the KPFA studios. Lopez Rivera was incarcerated for 35 years for his role in fighting for Puerto Rico’s independence. President Barack Obama commuted López Rivera’s sentence and he was released from prison on May 17, 2017, after 35 years in prison.   A Welcome to … Continued

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Rosa Clemente on “We Do Not Consent: Organizing Against Trumpism.”

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we bring you a keynote address featuring Rosa Clemente speaking at Mills College, Center For Socially Responsible Business Conference, 2017.  The speech is titled, “We Do Not Consent: Organizing Against Trumpism.” Rosa Clemente is a community organizer, political commentator, Hip Hop activist, and in 2008, she became the 1st Afro-Latina US Vice Presidential Candidate. image … Continued

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James Baldwin: I Am Not Your Negro

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In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the the time of Baldwin’s death in … Continued

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Andres Resendez – The Other Slavery

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The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America Is an eye-opening, landmark history of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Native Americans across America, from the time of the conquistadores to the Early 20th century. The Other Slavery is a key missing chapter of American history. Reséndez offers a startling contemporary … Continued

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Chinaka Hodge: Dated Emcees

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Chinaka Hodge came of age along with hip-hop—and its influence became impossible to separate from her personal interactions. Her second poetry collection, Dated Emcees, a collection of 25 poems, examines Hodge’s love life through the lens of hip-hop’s best known orators, characters, archetypes and songs, creating a new and inventive narrative about the music that … Continued

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The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump – The Film

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A new Dutch documentary, released earlier this month, called “The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump,” attempts to provide context for the allegations surrounding Trump’s Russian ties by investigating the president’s financial history and previous connections. In examining Trump’s business partners, the filmmakers encounter the Russian mafia, including business and personal connections to oligarchs in Russia. The documentary takes a close … Continued

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Malcolm X, “The Ballot or the Bullet”

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This day, May 19th, marks the birthday of one of America’s most important voices, Malcolm X or Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz as he was known in the years prior to his death. Many years after the assassination of Malcolm X, “his voice, perspective still speaks truth to power. In many ways his analysis of America’s racial … Continued