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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#SayHerName, An interview with April Martin and Oree Originol

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We spoke with filmmaker and documentarian April Martin and print artist Oree Originol about police terrorism, Black Lives Matter Movement and the intersection between Arts, Culture, Activism and Community. April Martin co-directed Cincinnati Goddamn. The film captures the personal trauma and civic unrest that followed the deaths of 15 African American men at the hands of … Continued

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The Murder of Jonathan Sanders and a look into the revolutionary history of Harriet Tubman

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Today on HKR, discuss the death of Jonathan Sanders, a 39-year-old black horseman, killed by strangulation due to Kevin Herrington, a white police officer, in Stonewall Mississippi placing a chokehold on the victim. We speak with attorneys Mr. CJ Lawrence and Mr. Chokwe Lumumba. Later Davey speaks with Ph.D Nicholas Maurice Young about the revolutionary … Continued

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The Movement for Black Lives in Cleveland Ohio. Part 2

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On today’s program we continue with our coverage from the Movement for Black Lives Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio. On July24th -July 26th over two thousand people came together over the course of three days to plan, strategize, and build relationships across this movement. A movement that has galvanized international attention to the horrors of … Continued

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The Movement for Black Lives

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The Movement for Black Lives held in Convention in Cleveland Ohio. We speak with Rosa Clemente and later listen to the Movement for Black Lives opening plenary. http://movementforblacklives.org/category/news/

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Justice Or Else! A discussion with Minister Muhammad.

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On today’s program Minister Muhammad talks about the upcoming Justice Or Else!” Conference set to take place on the 20th anniversary gathering of the Million Man March. The conference has been organized by the NOI to present grievances that the U.S. government should address. 

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Unlearning Whiteness an interview with Natasha Chart

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On today’s program we speak with Natasha Chart, the Director of Campaigns and Fundraising, RH Reality Check. She recently penned a commentary titled “It’s Not Black People Who Need to Change” for the online publication that examined the role of White people addressing injustices. Below is the link to her commentary: http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/06/30/black-people-need-change/

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Adam Mansbach, author of the new mealtime book for kids, “You Have to Fu**king Eat.”

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Adam Mansbach, author Of ‘Go The F*** To Sleep,’ discusses his new book on mealtime with kids called “You Have to Fu**king Eat.” “You Have to F**king Eat” covers another major source of frustration for parents — trying to get your kids to eat a good meal. As Mansbach states in the official book announcement, … Continued