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Mayor Muriel Bowser has proclaimed Monday, May 13--today!--Kojo Nnamdi Day, in honor of Kojo's twenty years on air at WAMU. And what better way to celebrate than with some free…
Description Join Kojo and his special guests for an evening of celebration featuring performances by the go-go band Trouble Funk, dance troupe Culture Shock DC, and the world famous Ballou…
Ride-hailing is a fact of life for many in the D.C. region. It’s catalyzed big changes in the way that some Washingtonians get from place to place--and the volume of…
Tuesday, Apr 23 2019
600,000 people in the Washington region ride a bus on an average work day. And in D.C., residents ride Metrobus 15 percent more than Metrorail.
Tuesday, Apr 16 2019
In the first part of our Kojo 20 series on transportation, we'll explore the concerns over Maryland Governor Hogan's highway expansion plan and examine how similar projects have affected traffic elsewhere in the Washington region.
Kojo visited the Eden Center -- for the past 30 years, the most important shopping center and gathering spot for the Vietnamese community in the Washington region -- for the…
Thursday, Mar 21 2019
What does neighborhood change mean for arts communities--and what do arts communities mean for neighborhood change?
What do you want us to know about the relationship between the visual and performing arts and gentrification in the Washington region? Consider taking our survey below. Loading...
The arts have a complicated relationship with gentrification in D.C. Artists and arts organizations can make neighborhoods more attractive to development — but are often displaced as rents rise and…
Monday, Mar 04 2019
The first in our series on gentrification in D.C.'s arts scene, we take a look at how local theaters are staying afloat amid dramatic transformation in the Washington region.
Thursday, Feb 28 2019
The Montgomery County school system is one of the largest in the nation, and its schools among the top performing. But as the county grows, public schools are facing challenges from overcrowding to a widening opportunity gap.
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Monday, Feb 25 2019
Schools have been integrated for decades, but deeply entrenched barriers and biases can lead to segregation along the lines of race, socioeconomic status and perceived needs and abilities.
Monday, Feb 18 2019
The Montgomery County Students for Change started organizing last year around gun control. Now, they're tackling civic engagement and school segregation, too.
Monday, Feb 11 2019
Leading up to our live Kojo Roadshow on school diversity in Montgomery County on February 26th, we're digging into education issues in the region you told us are of importance to you. First up: school redistricting in Arlington County.
The school system in Montgomery County, Maryland, is one of the nation’s largest, and its schools are among the top performing. But like many jurisdictions in the Washington region, as…
Kojo recently explored the D.C. Superior Court in a Pop-Up appearance -- part of his 20th anniversary on air. The court is a crossroads: people from all over D.C. pass…
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Kojo’s community events have been a hallmark of The Kojo Nnamdi show since its inception. As we mark Kojo’s 20th anniversary on air, we’re taking the show out into…
After a lengthy bidding process, tech giant Amazon chose Northern Virginia as the site of one of two major new headquarters on the East Coast. Since the announcement last month,…
Thursday, Dec 06 2018
Crystal City is ground zero for the new Amazon HQ2. While local officials are celebrating the news, many residents have expressed concerns about the effects on housing, transportation, and education in our region.
Your response to this event has blown us away! Registration is now closed, but you can hear highlights from the discussion on WAMU 88.5 FM on Wednesday, December 5, at…
Thursday, Oct 25 2018
Maryland's Anne Arundel County saw 146 fatal opioid overdoses in 2018. In his first Kojo Roadshow, Kojo convened community members to share personal stories and present possible solutions.
At a recent town hall on the opioids crisis in Maryland, Carmen Skarlupka picked up a microphone and told the story of her daughter’s death. “How does your child die?…
The opioid epidemic continues to shatter lives in the Washington region, and communities are coming together to try to combat it. Anne Arundel County is stepping up its response, with…
Walk with me through the history of Washington’s Shaw neighborhood. Forget the upscale whiskey bars and luxury loft apartments of today. Imagine it as I saw it 1977 when I…
Have you ever been to the D.C. Superior Court? We’ll be getting out of the studio and heading to D.C.’s trial court for a Pop-Up event with Kojo, and we’d…
Do you live, work, shop, or go out around Gallery Place-Chinatown? We’ll be getting out of the studio to the steps of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National…