The 21st Show

Retired Ambassador Eric P. Whitaker, from Illinois to Niger

Produced by Brian Mackey
 
a white man in a tan suit crouches down and presents two gourds to a pair of Black children in traditional Nigerien dress — a boy wearing a long, cream-colored shirt and a girl in an orange dress with blue flowers embroidered on it;

Eric P. Whitaker, then the U.S. ambassador to Niger, speaks with children at a Black History Month event in 2019. Courtesy of U.S. Embassy Niamey

Today's show included a rebroadcast of the following "best of" segment, first aired October 9, 2025: Retired Ambassador Eric P. Whitaker, from Illinois to Niger.