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We speak with composer, pianist, and vocalist Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes about The Healing Project – YBCA. The Healing Project, fundamentally an abolitionist project that explores the structures of systemic racism — particularly the prison industrial complex — in the United States.

Pinderhughes uses music, visual arts, film, and language as abolitionist action. The Healing Project takes multiple forms: as musical songs, films, an exhibition, community gatherings, live performances, and a digital library of audio interviews. The works are rooted in interviews and relationships that Pinderhughes has fostered since 2011 and have been formed by over 100 storytelling and artistic collaborators. At the center of the project are the intergenerational voices of individuals across the country, including folks incarcerated in prisons and detention centers. Their stories, experiences, and ideas serve as the foundation for The Healing Project’s vision for societal transformation.

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Part Two of Trap Heals – Davey D speaks with Damon Turner about Trap Heals. Damon Turner is the founder of TRAP HEALS – a Los Angeles based arts and events collective centered around healing black people and communities of color. Later political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal remembers Willy Stokes, a man convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. And lastly, we look at homelessness in Oakland, Ca. This story was reported on over a year ago.

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Davey D speaks with Damon Turner about Trap Heals. Damon Turner is the founder of TRAP HEALS – www.trapheals.com – a Los Angeles based arts and events collective centered around healing black people and communities of color.

https://www.trapheals.com/damonturner

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An early draft of a coming Supreme Court decision, leaked to the public on Monday, suggests that a majority of the justices will overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision of 50 years ago that established a constitutional right to abortion. Davey D speaks with Layidua Salazar and Professor Zakiya Luna about the abortion rights debate.

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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 Dr. Anoah about a surge of COVID-19 cases and vaccine. Later Frank Sterling discuss upcoming actions in Antioch protesting police terrorism.

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Davey speaks with Lenisha Gibson of Dream Defenders about laws designed to limit the discussion of Black history, ethnic history, and sexual orientation. Later Poor News Network examines America’s war on the poor.

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We speak with Andreas Jackson about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. Later Sanyika Bryant of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement talks about the plight of political prisoner Dr. Mutulu Shakur.

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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 play an array of speeches from iconic figures, Immortal Technique, Fannie Lou Hammer, Sister Souljah and Reverend Jeremiah Wright.

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