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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Fund Drive Special – America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy

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In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D engaged in a thought-provoking discussion with Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar about his latest book, America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy. Atlanta is home to some of America’s most prominent Black politicians, artists, businesses, and HBCUs. Yet, … Continued

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Fund Drive Special – Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

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In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D speaks with author and journalist Michael Harriot about his new book, Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America. America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on the Mayflower building a new nation. … Continued

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Fund Drive Special – Big Money Politics in San Francisco

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In this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D explores the upcoming primaries, the threat of the recall, the voter guide, and how crime is being talked about in the media. Guests: Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that … Continued

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In Conversation with Carolina Ixta the author of Shut Up, This is Serious (Encore)

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Davey D speaks with author Carolina Ixta about her new book, Shut Up, This is Serious. Carolina Ixta is a writer from Oakland, California. A daughter of Mexican immigrants, she received her B.A. in Creative Writing and Spanish Language and Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz and obtained her Master’s degree in Education … Continued

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Voices of Resistance and Poor News Network

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In acknowledgement of Black History month we dig in the vault to bring an array of speeches from iconic figures such as Fannie Lou Hammer, Sister Souljah and Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Later Poor News Network explores America’s terror on the poor and disenfranchised communities. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA … Continued