🎙️ 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” […]
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They Want to Erase Us: Ethnic Studies Under Fire in California
(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 […]
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, […]
Tef Poe’s Political Songs Shakes Up St. Louis Mayoral Race
By Dave ‘Davey D’ Cook (HKR-April 7 2025)Tef Poe, the Ferguson activist and emcee, is under fire. His crime? Not violence. Not threats. Just verses. The controversy surrounds two songs released during a tense St. Louis mayoral race. In them, Tef criticized Cara Spencer, a corporate-backed challenger seeking to unseat the city’s first Black woman […]
Ending the Mass Deportation Pipeline: Alex Sanchez of Homies Unidos Speaks Out
By Dave “Davey D” Cook | Hard Knock Radio (HKR-04-03-25) Over the past few months, deeply unsettling images have emerged showing men with shaved heads, shackled, and made to kneel—lined up in scenes disturbingly reminiscent of war prisons. These aren’t images from a foreign battlefield, but snapshots of what’s happening in El Salvador. Even more […]
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