Lawyer for the People Adante Pointer joined us on Hard Knock Radio as we continued our coverage of the appalling revelations of racist and homophobic text messages being exchanged by officers within the Antioch, California police department. Pointer, who has been involved in legal actions against the department in the past, noted that this issue […]
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Hip Hop is 50: A Conversation w/ Pioneering Journalist Dominique DiPrima
Hard Knock Radio continues its “Hip Hop is 50” series by speaking with award-winning journalist and radio personality Dominique DiPrima. DiPrima is well known for her extensive work in Los Angeles, where she made her name as the host of the groundbreaking show “Street Science,” which aired on 92.3 the Beat throughout the 1990s. The […]
Hip Hop is 50: A Conversation w/ Activist Rosa Clemente
Rosa Clemente is a renowned activist and former 2008 Green Party Vice Presidential candidate who sat down with the team at Hard Knock Radio for their ongoing Hip Hop is 50 Series. During the interview, Clemente spoke candidly about her upbringing in the South Bronx and how she was first introduced to hip hop through […]
Why No Outrage Over the Russians Arresting Evan Gershkovic Like We Had w/ Brittney Griner?
Russia recently arrested Wall Street journalist Evan Gershkovich and charged him with spying. The circumstances leading up to the arrest are unclear, but it is suspected that Gershkovich may have been conducting investigative journalism in Russia, which the authorities interpreted as espionage. With that in mind, let me ask y’all this: why is no one […]
Dozens of Officers in Antioch Police Dept Caught Sending Racist Texts They are Beyond Evil
Long-time journalist and organizer Frank Sterling recently appeared on Hard Knock Radio to discuss the troubling controversies surrounding the Antioch Police Department. Sterling revealed that officers exchanged racist, homophobic, and threatening text messages for ten years. The FBI and other federal agencies monitoring the department discovered these messages, including officers threatening the city’s African American […]
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