Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Proposed routes for new Dominion Energy power lines are causing concern around Haymarket, Va. Dominion says the project is necessary for serving the area and will provide power for a planned Amazon-associated data center. But residents of Prince William County, including people from Carver Road, one of the oldest continually inhabited African American communities in the area, are trying to keep the lines out of their neighborhoods.
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.