Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is navigating an eventful first year in office. Her agenda for the fall includes containing a wave of homicides that touched every corner of the city during the summer – and kickstarting economic development east of the Anacostia River with a new plan to build a professional basketball facility on the St. Elizabeth’s campus. Bowser (D) joins us for a special Politics Hour with a live audience in WAMU 88.5’s Black Box theater.
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.