(HKR-04-29-25) Across the country, a growing number of conservative-led efforts are targeting the very existence of Ethnic Studies. There are many actions taken, from the banning of books to the defunding of DEI programs. Legislation like California’s AB 1468 also plays a role. Educators and communities are fighting to protect hard-earned progress. On this episode […]
Archives for April 2025
Byron Hurt and Dave Zirin Discuss Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft Controversy
(HKR-04-28-25)On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D links up with filmmaker Byron Hurt and sports journalist Dave Zirin. They dive into the controversy around Shedeur Sanders’ unexpected fall to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. What should have been a moment of triumph became a sharp lesson on race, control, […]
Professor Tina Bell Wright on Self-Determination & Collective Survival in the Face of Fascism
(HKR 04-24-25) On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D speaks with Professor Tina Bell Wright. She is the author of 360 Degrees: A Blueprint to Black Self-Determination. The conversation provides a timely and urgent breakdown. It explains how communities can resist growing authoritarianism. Communities can do this by building power through cooperative […]
Who Speaks for Oakland? Community Leaders Call Out MAGA Influence in Local Race
(HKR-04-14-25) As Oakland heads into a critical special election, Hard Knock Radio gathered a powerhouse panel of community voices—organizer and political strategist Pamela Drake, housing advocate Needa Bee, journalist Eric K. Arnold, and Pecolia Manigo of Oakland Rising Action—for a no-holds-barred breakdown of the city’s political crossroads. The Stakes: More Than Just a Mayoral Seat […]
Zahra Billoo on the Politics Behind Student Visa Revocations and Political Retaliation
By Davey D, Hard Knock Radio April 8 2025 In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, civil rights attorney and CAIR Bay Area Executive Director Zahra Billoo joined Davey D to address the alarming revocation of student visas across California and Nevada. The issue appears to target international students connected to pro-Palestinian advocacy. 53 […]
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