Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio

4:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: MONDAYS - FRIDAYS

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 Anti-Inauguration

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This hour, we’ll present – “The Anti-Inauguration,” an event put on by Jacobin Magazine,— along with Haymarket Books and Verso. Held in Washington, D.C’s Lincoln Theatre on inauguration, Friday, January, 20th 2017…initiated discourse that centered on conversation about what resistance should look like in the age of Trump and what kind of positive program we … Continued

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In Conversation with Michael Eric Dyson, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

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Michael Eric Dyson is one of America’s premier public intellectuals. He is the University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, has been an ordained minister for 35 years, is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, A contributing editor for The New Republic and ESPN’s The Undefeated.  Ebony Magazine named him one of … Continued

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‘A Day Without Immigrants’: A National Strike

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In cities across the nation, many business owners decided to not conduct business as usual, in response to the national day of action, titled, “A Day Without Immigrants,” a combination boycott/strike aimed at showing how much immigrants contribute to the economy and society. The action is in direct-response to Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, which includes … Continued

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Immigration Debate: The Face of Immigrants at Risk for Deportation

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Recently there have been increased reports of an escalation in immigration raids across the nation – particularly in seven states – Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, Georgia, Kansas, New York and California. Today we take a more personal look at the face of immigration by introducing the story of Daniel Maher, who was just 3 years-old … Continued

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Organize to Win: Resisting Fascism in the Era of Trump

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We speak with Raptivist Jasiri X about organizing strategies in the era of Trump. About Jasiri X: He is the first independent hip-hop artist to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate, which he received from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2016. This recognition grew out of the spiritual/political urgency and artistic vision he shared on songs like … Continued