Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
This weekend, Carnival comes to the District, and Georgia Avenue is transformed with fun music, food, dancing, and culture that would make even Trinidad jealous. Kojo and and a panel of guests discuss the Georgia Avenue festival and the migration north of multiple ethnic groups from the Caribbean who are transforming the District.
Guests
- Keith Warner Co-editor of "Caribbean Connections: Moving North"
- E. Leopold Edwards Secretary of the National Coalition on Caribbean Affairs and local activist
- Roland Barnes President, The DC Caribbean Carnival
- Marie Racine Professor of languages and linguistics, UDC
- Collin King Executive director King's consulting
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