Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Some say their life and livelihood was a casualty of the Cold War. Residents of the Chagos Islands were removed from their island home four decades ago, so the American military could build an air base at Diego Garcia. A look at the complicated history of the Chagos Island and Islanders.
Guests
- Olivier Bancoult President, Chagos Refugee Group
- Ali Beydoun Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law at American University; also a litigator with the law firm of Carr Maloney
- Darrell Chichester 3rd year law student, Washington College of Law at American University; and Member of AU's UNROW Human Rights Clinic
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