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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 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
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We speak with artist ,activist and professor Narcy of Arab Summit about the recent mass shooting of Muslims in Quebec City. Later we speak with SF based artist Meklit about the upcoming Tribute to Lauryn Hill and her contributions to social justice.
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Hip Hop Legend, Paradise Gray discuss his new book, No Half Steppin’: An Oral and Pictorial History of New York City Club the Latin Quarter and the Birth of Hip-Hop’s Golden Era.
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A Baltimore school has come up with an innovative way to stop kids from acting out in class. Instead of sending children to detention, they elect to send kids to a Mindful Moment Room for meditation. In partnership with Holistic Life Foundation, a Baltimore-based nonprofit organization committed to nurturing wellness, Robert W. Coleman Elementary School … Continued
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We speak with journalist Mark Trahant about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers being granted an easement allowing the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Later we speak with Lupe Rodriguez, the Director of Public Affairs – Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Coast Counties for Planned Parenthood about the future of Planned Parenthood under … Continued
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We speak with Twilight Bey about the Brexit, where it stands and the influence of Trump. We also talk about the possibilities of a Calexit and what all this means for Black people.
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We speak with Joe Torres of Free Press about the state of Net Neutrality under Trump. And we speak with local homeless advocates about Promise Land Village being destroyed by the city of Oakland.
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Tyson Amir discusses his new book, Black Boy Poems: An Account of Black Survival in America.
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we speak with protesters on the campus of UC Berkeley who gathered to voice their disapproval of Milo Yiannopoulos being invited to speak at the University. Later we speak with homeless rights advocate, Needa B about the eviction of homeless people at The Village in Oakland, Ca. And Poor News Network explores talks about America’s … Continued
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Lara Kiswani, the executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center discusses Trump’s Travel Ban.
