Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
With a history that can be traced back to Ghana in the 1600s, the local Quander family is one of America’s oldest consistently documented African American families. Hear how one many researched and documented the oral histories of his family, including the remarkable story of his father, a “trailblazing diabetic.”
Guests
- Rohulamin Quander Author "The Quander Quality: The True Story of a Black Trailblazing Diabetic" (Robert D. Reed Pub., Oregon); also Senior Administrative Judge, District of Columbia
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