Community activist Tony Coleman joins Davey D to discuss the trial of Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer convicted in the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant III. Coleman shares the community’s deep frustration and pain surrounding the trial and the broader issues of police violence and accountability. In a second audio clip, Coleman expresses his outrage over Mehserle’s attempt to be reinstated as a police officer following his release from prison, highlighting the ongoing struggle for justice and the lack of systemic change.

In the second part of the show, author and journalist Thandisizwe Chimurenga discusses her book No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant, a searing analysis of the 2009 police killing of Oscar Grant III and the social, legal, and political fallout that followed. Chimurenga examines the role of media, the justice system, and grassroots resistance in shaping the public narrative. As she states in the interview, “There was no doubt that Oscar Grant was murdered—the only question was whether the system would admit it.” Her insights offer a powerful lens into how Grant’s death became both a personal tragedy and a political catalyst, helping to lay the groundwork for the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

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