Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
From left to right: Kojo Nnamdi, Deputy Mayor Courtney Snowden, Anacostia contributors Kymone Freeman, Schyla Pondexter-Moore and John Johnson.
D.C. communities east of the Anacostia River are on edge over questions about where they fit in the city’s economic trajectory. They’re home to some of the District’s poorest neighborhoods, places that haven’t experienced benefits of transformation that swept over so many other parts of D.C. during the past few decades. But residents are also anxious about whether the changes coming “east of the river,” including a new facility for sports an entertainment, will displace people who live there. Kojo hosts a live town hall event in Anacostia about these issues, with D.C. Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Development Courtney Snowden and the contributors of WAMU 88.5’s “Anacostia Unmapped” project, part of Localore: Finding America, a national production from AIR, with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. You can hear “Anacostia Unmapped” on Wednesdays during All Things Considered.
Guests
- Courtney Snowden Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity (DMGEO) for D.C.
- Kymone Freeman Co-Owner, We Act Radio; Contributor "Anacostia Unmapped"
- Schyla Pondexter-Moore Housing Activist; Contributor "Anacostia Unmapped"
- John Johnson Playwright; Contributor "Anacostia Unmapped"
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