KPFA - Hard Knock Radio

Greg Bridges speaks with vocalist extraordinaire Lizz Wright about her culinary career, her new record label and the release of her live album, Holding Space. https://www.lizzwright.net/

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We speak with community organizer Tony Coleman about Black men’s health and the future of Bikes 4 Life. Later Poor News Network examines America’s war on the poor.

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Davey D speaks with journalist James Farr, organizer Cariol Horne, and Bishop Geneva Reed, the mother of Sandra Bland about the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

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We speak with longtime freedom fighters and activists Rosa Clemente and Kali Akuno about the Supreme Court and its recent rulings and the next steps we should all be taking.

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We talk with Dr. James Taylor from USF about the Supreme Court decision around guns. We also look at the Jan 6th hearings.

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We speak with longtime Reproductive rights activists and scholar Layidua Salazar and Professor Professor Zakiya Luna

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We speak with Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD about his new book What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing.

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Forty years after the murder of Vincent Chin and the miscarriage of justice that followed, amid a climate of anti-Asian hate similar to todays, a four-day commemoration will be held in Detroit and virtually, June 16-19, 2022.

https://www.vincentchin.org/

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We speak with long-time activist, author, and scholar Geo Maher about the recent Columbian election and the Pink wave of leftist leaders being elected throughout South America. We talk about the Defund the Police Movement.

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We speak with union leader Trent Willis and rap artist Boots Riley. We hear from Dr. Shanette Garret Scott and Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seal.

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