It was the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Hard Knock Radio brought together two powerful voices from the front lines of the movement. These voices included Chauntyll. She is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Twin Cities. The other voice was Arthur “Silky Slim” Reed. He is an activist, filmmaker, and longtime advocate for […]
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Burkina Faso Rises: RBS Crew, Ibrahim Traoré, and the Fight for Sovereignty
(HKR-05-12-25) — On this episode, host Davey D spoke with two powerful cultural workers—Refa One and Madzoo. Refa is an aerosol artist and political educator from Oakland. Madzoo is a grassroots organizer based in Senegal. Together, they represent the RBS Crew, a collective that bridges the U.S. and West Africa through Hip Hop and art. […]
From Apartheid to Afrikaner Asylum: The New Frontline of White Supremacy
🎙️ On Hard Knock Radio: Professor Danea Martinez Breaks Down U.S. Hypocrisy, Land Theft, and the Global Reach of Apartheid (HKR-05-13-25) In a powerful and deeply layered conversation, host Davey D talks with Professor Danea Martinez. She is a South African scholar and activist. They unpack the political theater surrounding white South African Afrikaner “refugees” […]
Back to the 1950s”: Jennifer Cain of BLMG Sounds the Alarm After Tyre Nichols Verdict
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 […]
Parenting Without Fear: Shawn Taylor’s Vision for Black Fatherhood
A Different Kind of Fatherhood Book (HKR-05-06-25): On a recent Hard Knock Radio episode, host Davey D spoke with Shawn Taylor. Taylor is an educator, writer, and Afrofuturist thinker. They discussed his new book, The Alphabet for New and Expecting Fathers. Taylor, a longtime cultural critic and community builder, described the book as something he […]
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