Could DC be the 51st State?

<p>As Washington, DC’s decades-long push for statehood heats up, Mikaela Lefrak, host of the "51st" podcast, moderates a conversation about how the statehood movement intersects with the civil rights movement; why statehood could and should matter to people outside the District; and whether a statehood bill actually has a chance at success. Panelists include George Derek Musgrove, a history professor and co-author of <em>Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital</em>, Robinson Woodward-Burns, an assistant professor of political science at Howard University, and Stasha Rhodes, Campaign Director for 51 for 51, a coalition of groups advocating for DC statehood.</p> <p>This program was held in partnership with WAMU on March 17, 2021. </p>