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50 Years Later: The Critical Backstory to Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Speech 24 Aug 2013 | 04:27 pm
HKR Aug 24 2013: Today in Washington DC tens of thousands of folks will converge upon the nation’s capitol in front of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of historic March on Was...
Why Hip Hop Will Always Love the Oakland Raiders 24 Aug 2013 | 02:32 am
So I was going thru my massive archives of cassette tapes and I came across this old song.. I think folks who sport the Silver and Black will enjoy it.. Its’ a song myself and Renel from Kiss FM here...
3 Dope Songs from Public Enemy’s Landmark Album Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age 24 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
August 23 2013: 19 years ago today Public Enemy released their fifth album Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age..For the most part the album did pretty well, but not as well sales wise as previous PE albums. Per...
Rupert Murdoch Unleashes a Vicious Media Attack on Black Folks Over Stop & Frisk 23 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
Rupert Murdoch For some this headline and accompanying picture will come as no surprise. What can you expect from the New York Post? It’s always been a trash newspaper designed to prod people and get...
NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg Takes Issue w/ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘King of NY’ Remarks 22 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
It’s hard to say for sure what Kendrick Lamar really intended when he dropped his wicked verse on Big Sean‘s Outta Control, but weeks later all sorts of folks continue to get into the act.. There are ...
Hard Knock Radio: The Plight of Florida’s Other Slain Unarmed Teen, Jordan Davis 22 Aug 2013 | 04:47 pm
Jordan Davis HKR August 15 2013: Today on Hard Knock Radio Anita Johnson sits down with John M. Phillips the attorney for the Jordan Davis family. For those who don’t recall last year Florida had two...
Hard Knock Radio: History of Black August | Why All the Turmoil in Egypt? 22 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
HKR: August 21 2013: Today on Hard Knock Radio co-host Anita Johnson sits down with long time community activist and former Black Panther Mama Ayanna to discuss the meaning of Black August. They focus...
On Aug 21st George Jackson Died, Nat Turner Rebelled & Bradley Manning is Sentenced 21 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
George Jackson August 21st is a crazy day today.. First it marks the 43rd anniversary of George Jackson being killed in San Quentin by prison guards.. His death and the movement he sparked to change ...
3 Dope Female Emcees Who Should Respond to Kendrick Lamar’s Outta Control Verse 21 Aug 2013 | 08:57 am
I know everyone is still talking about the verse heard around the world uttered by Kendrick Lamar on Big Sean‘s Outta Control song. Since then damn near everyone has offered up a response from Papoose...
Ice T Set to Help Launch a New Reality TV Show Called ‘Life After Prison’ 20 Aug 2013 | 09:41 pm
Rapper turned actor Ice T is continuing to make moves from actor to producer/ executive producer for film projects. Last year his film Art of Rap received rave reviews and helped lay ground work for ...
