Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Being different isn’t always easy. Just ask the male nanny at the playground, the black manager at a Fortune 500 company, the gay member of a temple, the disabled child at the swimming pool, or the only white professor in an African American studies department. In his monthly conversation with Kojo, Howard Ross is back to explore the complicated dynamics that swirl around “the only” in any situation.
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.