Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
A program to ensure that companies with city contracts hire unemployed Washingtonians isn’t working as planned, according to an audit released this week. A tax increase to help fund Metro is blocked in Virginia. Montgomery County considers paying for legal representation for residents facing deportation. Plus, conversations with a cannabis advocate about why he is taking the battle for D.C.’s political autonomy to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and an update from Virginia’s special legislative session.
Sorting political fact from fiction, and having fun while we’re at it. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
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.