KPFA - Hard Knock Radio

In a compelling episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D connects with Chicago activists David Stovall and LaKeisha Gray-Sewell to delve into the implications of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) being held in Chicago. Davey D sets the stage by recalling the significant historical protests of 1968 in Chicago, posing questions about the potential challenges today’s activists might face.

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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Davey D spoke with break dance legends B Girl Macca, Safari, Precise and Charlie Rock about breaking being featured at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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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Davey D spoke with Sunspot Jones and Emily Butterfly about community involvement and the legacy of Fairyland in Oakland, Ca. Later in part one of a two part conversation. Davey D spoke with break dance legends B Girl Macca, Safari, Precise and Charlie Rock about breaking being featured at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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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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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On this episode of Hard Knock we speak with ODB’s wife Icelene Jones, son Bar-Sun Jones, his daughters, and Jason Pollard the director of the new documentary, Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys.

Ol Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys is the first official feature documentary about the Grammy-nominated musician and legendary founding member of the iconic hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Born Russell Jones in 1968 in Brooklyn, NY, ODB developed a unique persona and rhyme style that set him apart from his contemporaries.

An authorized Ol Dirty Bastard documentary is set to air on A&E, the first official documentary on the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper. Co-Directed by Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Director Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI, Black Art: In The Absence of Light) alongside his son Jason Pollard (Get Me Roger Stone, BitchinThe Sound and Fury of Rick James), the two-hour special will broadcast at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on August 25 before becoming available on demand the next day. 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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Davey D and Tef Poe look back at what has transpired in Fergurson 10 years after Mike Brown was killed by a police officer which set off several months of protests. Has justice been served? Has Fergurson improved? Those questions are tackled during this broadcast

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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In this episode Davey D speaks with Twilight Bey about the ongoing incidents of racial violence in the United Kingdom. Angry mobs attacked dozens of British towns and cities recently, some targeted businesses belonging to ethnic minority Britons.

The unrest began in the aftermath of a fatal stabbing attack in Southport that killed three young girls, which agitators misleadingly blamed on a Muslim migrant. As disinformation about the suspect travelled at pace online, angry crowds took to the streets to abuse migrants and Muslims at random. Black and Asian Britons were also targeted.

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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America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of achievement.

Alongside author Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, in this episode we examine the methods in which Black Atlanteans pushed for social, economic, and political upliftment through the development of Black collegiate systems, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement. We center the conversation on America’s long history of racism and voter disenfranchisement.

In the second half of the show, political prisoner and commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal explores the significance of Black August.

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 a panel discussion featuring Mike Brown Sr discussing the murder of his son Mike Brown Jr. On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.

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 Richard Coln (born January 1, 1966), better known by his stage name Crazy Legs, is an American b-boy who was featured in the earliest stories on hip hop. We discuss the early moments of Hip Hop and breaking being added to the Paris 2024 Olympic program as a new sport.

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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