Monday, Sep. 19, 2005 | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Could we evacuate if necessary? Are we really prepared to respond well to disaster? Local first responders and government officials talk about lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina.

They are the first National Parliament Elections in more than twenty five years. Get an update from Kabul on what's expected from the 12 million Afghans set to vote on Sunday.

You might know Denise Nicholas as an actress, but these days she thinks of herself more as a writer. And the storyline of her new novel is drawn directly from her life -- including some frighteningly realistic scenes from the civil rights...