Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
No one in her village would have dreamed that Kakenya Ntaiya’s future would include a college degree from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Virginia. Raised in a mud-walled hut in Western Kenya, she challenged her father and her community by refusing to get married at age 15. Now, Kakenya is working alongside the United Nations Population Fund to help challenge the cultural norms around allowing pre-teen and teenage girls to marry.
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Kojo talks with author Briana Thomas about her book “Black Broadway In Washington D.C.,” and the District’s rich Black history.
Poet, essayist and editor Kevin Young is the second director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. He joins Kojo to talk about his vision for the museum and how it can help us make sense of this moment in history.
Ms. Woodruff joins us to talk about her successful career in broadcasting, how the field of journalism has changed over the decades and why she chose to make D.C. home.