KPFA - Hard Knock Radio

We spoke with Adam Mansbach and Bakari Kitwana about the state of Black and Jewish relations in America.

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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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

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We speak with Kristen Zimmerman about the Martin Luther King day launch of Ten Thousand Beloved Communities. This new work is a powerful story hook to explore Dr. Kings legacy and how its being taken up by social justice leaders across the country.

The Oakland-based author Kristen Zimmerman is a storyteller based in Oakland, CA. Her comics and stories weave magic, memory & nonfiction to repair intergenerational ruptures, reconnect us to ancestral wisdom, and open new possibilities for the future.

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We speak with Dr. Marcus Goodloe about his book, King Maker: Applying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Leadership Lessons in Working with Athletes and Entertainers.

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We continue with part two of our conversation with Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad about Meek Mills’ trip to Ghana and the politics at play. Later we speak with Claudia Walker, the author of The ABC’s of HBCU’s. The first ABC book dedicated to historically Black colleges and universities.

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We speak with Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad about Meek Mills’ Trip to Ghana and The Politics at Play/

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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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

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We speak with Etan Thomas about We Matter: Athletes and Activism, which features interviews with current and former athletes, executives and family members of some of the more prominent victims of police shootings over the past decade. Thomas sat down with Hard Knock to discuss his new book.

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We continue part two of our discussion with Funk music historian Rickey Vincent about the passing of music legends, Anita Marie Pointer and Fred White. We also discuss the future of music and artist worthy of significant mentions.

Later we hear from Poor News Network about America’s war on the poor.

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We speak with Sean Ryan from Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s Office about Capitol Hill and the new speaker of the house 2023. Later Davey speaks with music historian Rickey Vincent about the passing of music legends, Anita Marie Pointer and Fred White. Ms. Pointer was a founding member of Pointer Sisters and Mr. White was the drummer for Earth, Wind and Fire fame.

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