A City Still Reeling from the Murder of Tyre Nichols (HKR-05-07-25) In a powerful episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with Jennifer Cain of Black Lives Matter Grassroots Memphis to unpack the recent acquittal of three officers involved in the 2023 beating and death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. “All five of them […]
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Justice and Trauma: A Conversation on the Murder of Robert Brooks, Death and Prison Culture
On a recent Hard Knock Radio episode, Davey D hosted a powerful conversation about systemic prison abuse. The discussion centered on Robert Brooks’ death at Marcy Correctional Facility in New York. Experts included Bishop Dwight Fowler, Student Minister Kenneth Muhammad, Van Smith Jr., Ted Adams, and Marcus Higdon. The Death of Robert Brooks: A Public […]
Michelle Alexander Speaks About the New Jim Crow at NCORE
On Hard Knock Radio, we begin by airing Part 2 of our roundtable discussion on artificial intelligence. Following that, we feature a speech/conversation from the recent National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE) Convention held in New Orleans. The keynote speaker was Michelle Alexander, a lawyer and scholar. With an attendance of […]
Professor Tina Bell Wright: The Steps One Must Take for True Black Self Determination
Professor Tina Bell Wright, renowned author of the book “360 Degrees: The Blueprint for Black Self-Determination,” joined us once again on Hard Knock Radio. This time, our focus was on her recent thought-provoking article titled “Priorities …from Theory (RBG) to Practice (RBH).” Inspired by her observations at the “National Conference on the Black Cooperative Agenda,” […]
The Plight of Missing Black Girls, Oakland Declares a State of Emergency
The city of Oakland recently faced a grim reality as 27 community organizations united to declare a State of Emergency. Human trafficking has plagued the city for years, and in recent weeks, the situation has worsened with the reported disappearance of 10 teenage Black girls. Driving through certain areas downtown and along side streets near […]
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