KPFA - Hard Knock Radio

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. Saturu Ned and Shawn Granberry about the legacy of The Black Panthers and The Lumpen, The Black Panther Party funk band.

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We speak with Dr. James Taylor about the rise of fascism. And later Poor News Network provides a report on America’s war on disenfranchised communities.

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We speak with political sportswriter Dave Zirin about his latest book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. Dave Zirin, is the author of ten books on the politics of sports, most recently, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now! He also hosts The Nation’s Edge of Sports podcast.

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We speak with lawyer Gabriela Lopez about the plight of the Indigenous Peoples Day 5. Later we speak with Tracy Richmond McKnight, Chair, Redistricting Commission about changes to city elections in Oakland, Ca.

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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 present audio from the Hard Knock Radio audio collection, Diggin in The Vault. Recorded interviews with Jelani Cobb, Kali Akuno, Steve Martinot, Kimberley “Goddess” Ellis, Ph.D, Danny Glover, Vanessa Diaz, Michele E. Lee, Jarad Ball, Oronike Odeleye, Michelle Mush Lee, Dr. Sumi Cho, Melissa May Borja, Ph.D and many more. 

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We speak with Dr. Venus Evans-Winters and Hodari B. Davis about the education of Black children, in particular Black girls. 

Guests:

Dr. Venus Evans-Winters is former Professor of Education Policy and Research at Illinois State University in the Department of Educational Administration. She is also the Founder of Planet Venus and creator of the Write Like A Scholar program.  Evans-Winters teaches Critical Race Theory in Education and Social Foundations of Education, and also instructs courses in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Black Feminism in Qualitative Inquiry (BFQI), published in 2019 by Routledge, is the seventh book she has authored or co-edited.

Hodari B. Davis is the Chief Innovation Officer and a partner at Edutainment for Equity. He is also the Artistic Director of E4E Arts, which includes the award-winning youth performance ensemble Young Gifted and Black.

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We speak with Dr. Venus Evans-Winters and Hodari B. Davis about the education of Black children, in particular Black girls. 

Guests:

Dr. Venus Evans-Winters is former Professor of Education Policy and Research at Illinois State University in the Department of Educational Administration. She is also the Founder of Planet Venus and creator of the Write Like A Scholar program.  Evans-Winters teaches Critical Race Theory in Education and Social Foundations of Education, and also instructs courses in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Black Feminism in Qualitative Inquiry (BFQI), published in 2019 by Routledge, is the seventh book she has authored or co-edited.

Hodari B. Davis is the Chief Innovation Officer and a partner at Edutainment for Equity. He is also the Artistic Director of E4E Arts, which includes the award-winning youth performance ensemble Young Gifted and Black.

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We speak with Claude Marks about the 50th anniversary of the Attica Rebellion. Claude Marks is the Co-director of The Freedom Archives, a San Francisco-based organization. Through the website and email list-serves, Freedom Archives provide a valuable resource documenting both revolutionary struggle and police state repression.

photo: Oakland Abolition and Solidarity

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