Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Few neighborhoods in Washington have transformed as rapidly as Columbia Heights — where roughly a billion dollars worth of development projects have sprouted up during the past decade. This explosion of commercial activity, and the foot traffic that’s come with it, is changing the dynamics of everyday life in the neighborhood. “Kojo in your Community” explores what the development boom means for this diverse community, old residents and new.
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.