Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
For more than a century, landowners in Southwest Virginia have sold the rights to coal buried deep under the surface of their property. But many of those same families receive little or no royalties from natural gas produced on their land. We talk to a reporter for the Bristol Herald Courier, whose eight-part series examining mineral rights in the region was recognized with a Pulitzer Prize this week.
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.