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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Filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s The Black Panthers: Vanguard of The Revolution

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Today Hard Knock presents the film THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION. The Black Panthers is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley … Continued

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Writing on The Wall by Mumia Abu Jamal

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Johanna Fernandez and Angela Davis discuss Mumia Abu-Jamal’s latest book, Writing on The Wall. Together they explore his Black radical history and why Mumia’s voice is a threat to the state. Mumia Abu-Jamal is an award-winning journalist, former Black Panther and one of the world’s most known political prisoners.

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Capitalism 101

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Today we bring you the six-part documentary series CAPITALISM, looks at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world.

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In Conversation with author Kevin Powell

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Today author Kevin Powell speaks to a KPFA audience about his latest book, most recent talk The Education of Kevin Powell. Kevin Powell is the author or editor of eleven previous books. He has written for The Huffington Post, Esquire, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post and others. He is president and co-founder of BK Nation, … Continued

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In Conversation with Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr.

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Today we present to you Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. a theological scholar and a pastor’s pastor. Last month, Rev. Dr. Wright spoke at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Oakland Ca The audio comes to us courtesy of Rev Cheryl Ward of Liberation Ministries. And in this talk Rev. Wright, explores America’s hypocrisy….the … Continued

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In Conversation with singer song writer, Daley

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Hard Knock caught up with the talented singer song writer, Daley who most defiantly has a bright future. He spoke with us about his look & his sound, moving from Manchester to London to peruse his career, & more. And later we examine the impacts of gentrification in Oakland Ca.