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People across the globe are remembering the Queen of “rock ‘n’ roll.” Tina Turner died on Wednesday at her home in Switzerland. On Friday’s special edition of "Closer Look” show host Rose Scott talks with music historians, journalists and an artist about Turner’s life and legacy. Guests include: Dionne Farris, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and…

The “Closer Look” team head to Golden Drops Cafe for the May installment of Coffee Conversations. Rose talks with panelists from Latino/Hispanic community about the most pressing issues facing their community, including affordable housing, immigration, mental health services, transit and community safety. Guests include: Victor Ramierz, the owner o…

Dr. Jabari Cain, an associate professor in the Bagwell College of Education and the director of the Call Me MISTER program at Kennesaw State, and Alexander Shannon, a Tapp Middle School teacher and community partner for KSU Call Me MISTER program, discuss the lack of Black male teachers and efforts to increase the Black male teacher pipeline throug…

University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue talks with Rose about a $66 million cut in funding and how the cut will hurt Georgia colleges and universities. Perdue also responds to a recent letter that he received from Lt. Gov. Burt Jones questioning DEI funding at Georgia institutions. Dan Huynh, the chief diversity partner at Morris, Mann…

Rose talks with WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali. First, Gringlas discusses the latest details on the Trump election probe. Bali then discusses several topics, including MARTA’s budget, medical cannabis in Georgia, and public transit between Athens and Atlanta. According to recent data, rent costs are dropping across metro Atlant…

Tim Turner, the founder and CEO of Satisfeed, discusses how the nonprofit is helping a surge of families amid inflation and the ending of pandemic-era SNAP benefits. Plus, Hip Hop has a dress code. Elena Romero is an assistant professor of Advertising and Marketing Communications at FIT, and the co-curator of the fashion exhibit and co-editor of th…

Title 42 recently expired. Santiago Marquez, the CEO of the Latin America Association (LAA), talks with Rose about how the association is preparing to respond to a possible influx of migrants to Atlanta. Kathy Armistead created the Feeney Legacy Project to memorialize her son, Feeney, who died on April 15, 2022, of a cocaine overdose. Armistead ser…

Alfred Edmond Jr., the senior vice president and the executive editor of BLACK ENTERPRISE, discusses Black Enterprise's inaugural Disruptor Summit that’s taking place in Atlanta on June, 2-4th. Plus, NASA astronaut captain Victor Glover, who will pilot Artemis II for an historic mission around the moon, talks with Rose exclusively about his upcomin…

State Rep. Debbie Buckner, Claire Cox, the chair of Georgia STOMP, and Ashlie James, the secretary of Georgia STOMP, discuss Georgia’s 4% sales tax on menstrual products and the ongoing push for legislation to end what they call “period poverty.” Plus, Walker Ashley, an atmospheric scientist, disaster geographer and a professor of meteorology at No…

Shawndell Dawson, the director of the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services, discusses the goal of the new office and the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to preventing and combating domestic violence. Plus, Katha D. Blackwell, the CEO of Partnership Against Domestic Violence, discusses the latest local statistics, information a…

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights will present "Let Us March On..." a one-night-only theatrical reimagining of the March on Washington. WABE Reporter Stephannie Stokes continues her coverage of tax collection in Fulton County, which she reports outsources much of its tax collection to investors. Today, she looks at what happens when ta…

The Department of Veterans Affairs released a study of patients of color with mental health issues and found they have an overwhelming number of chronic pain cases. After testing nearly 400 Black Veterans at Atlanta’s VA healthcare system, they learned many require more intense therapy that they rarely receive. Herman Anderson is a Vietnam Veteran …

Dr. Walter Kimbrough, the Interim Executive Director for the Black Men's Research Institute at Morehouse College shares his criticism of Georgia’s Lt. Governor on Closer Look. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

It’s been nearly one year since Stonecrest Mayor Jazzmin Cobble was sworn into office. Cobble talks with Rose about leading the city following the resignation and sentencing of ex-mayor Jason Leary. For “Closer Look’s’ Hip Hop @ 50 series, Rose talks with Arrested Development. The Atlanta-based hip-hop group, which started in the late 1980s, discus…

Chandra Farley, the City of Atlanta's new chief sustainability officer, discusses several topics, including her new role and the city's mission of converting Atlantans to 100% clean energy. Cobb County police have arrested Deion Patterson. Authorities say the 24-year-old is the gunman who shot and killed one woman and injured 4 others at a Northsid…

Manny Garcia, a senior population scientist at Zillow, discusses apartment pricing discrimination and why BIPOC renters pay more in upfront rental costs. Liberation in a Generation is a national racial justice organization. Devin Barrington-Ward, the director of communications at Liberation in a Generation, talks with Rose about why his organizatio…

Georgia lawmakers recently cut $66 million from the University System of Georgia’s budget. Georgia House Rep. Tanya Miller joins the program to discuss a letter that Lt. Gov. Burt Jones sent to Sonny Perdue, the chancellor of the University System of Georgia, inquiring about how Georgia colleges are spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion…

The findings of a new report suggest there could soon be an aviation mechanics shortage, which could trickle down to flight cancelations and delays. Brian Prentice, a consultant at Oliver Wyman firm, discusses the shortage of mechanics and the report. Dr. Joel English, the executive vice president of the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, talks wit…

The future of the building once known as the McLendon Hospital is unknown. The now-gutted structure was used to provide healthcare services for Atlanta’s Black community during its operation between 1946 and the 1980s. Atlanta media mogul Alexis Scott and her brother were born at McLendon Hospital. Scott, along with David Mitchell, the executive di…

The “Closer Look” team head to Waller’s Coffee Shop for the April installment of Coffee Conversations. Rose talks with panelists about the most pressing issues facing Decatur, including affordable housing, transit and community safety. Guests include Jason Waller, the owner of Waller’s Coffee Shop, Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett and Dan Whisenhunt, th…

Alex Ip, editor-in-chief of the independent news site The Xylom and an environmental engineering undergraduate student at Georgia Tech, recently fact-checked what the City of Atlanta called “myths” about the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. Ip talks with Rose about the findings of his report and the Georgia Tech communications department's re…

Lisa Aman, the executive director of Kate’s Club, and Fatima El-Amin, the Chief Judge of DeKalb County Juvenile Court, discuss the new pilot program Disrupting the Grief to Prison Pipeline – a partnership between Kate’s Club and the DeKalb Juvenile Court. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19…

Dr. Rich McCormick is an emergency room physician and veteran. He was recently elected to serve Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. The new Republican leader talks with Rose about his top priorities for the year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jeff Filipovits is an attorney representing the family of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, also known as Tortuguita. Filipovits talks with Rose about the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report that reveals the environmental activist was shot at least 57 times by officers in January near the proposed site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Ce…

Two Kennesaw State University professors recently received a Spencer Foundation grant for a research project to incorporate Asian American history in Georgia school curriculum. Dr. Sohyun An, a professor of social studies education, and Dr. Theresa Alviar -Martin, an associate professor of curriculum and instruction, talk with Rose about their rese…

Several Georgia State University faculty members and students oppose the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. Dr. Makungu M. Akinyela, an associate professor in the Africana Studies Department at Georgia State University, and Niana Battle, a junior at Georgia State University majoring in public policy, discuss an open letter calling for GSU to di…

Little Shop of Stories recently launched the Banned Books Book Club. Justin Colussy-Estes, the manager of Little Shop of Stories, talks about the monthly event and discusses why the local bookstore decided to take action amid the recent wave of book banning across the nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No…

The federal government recently rescued Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank from bank failure. Rose talks with several guests about the banking scare and what it means for local banking in Georgia. Guests include Georgia Bankers Association leaders Joe Brannen and David Oliver and John McNair, the president and CEO of chief executive officer of …

Chase Miller, the president of the East Atlanta Community Association, discusses why his association feels like it’s being left out of the conversation about the future of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, also known as ‘Cop City.’ Plus, “Closer Look’s” new Hip Hop @ 50 series continues. Illya Davis, a philosophy professor at Morehouse Col…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to Atlanta. Dan Corso, the president of the Atlanta Sports Council at Metro Atlanta Chamber, talks with Rose about preparations for the international sporting event and the lessons learned from the 1996 Olympic Games. Civil rights activist Angela Davis talks with Rose about her recent decision to return a proclamat…

Michael Baptiste, Metro Atlanta Chamber's vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, provides an update about MAC's ATL Action for Racial Equity initiative. U.S. Representative Lucy McBath recently announced that Lawrenceville will receive more than $7.7 million in infrastructure funding. Lawrenceville Mayor David Still discusses the curren…

Hope Wollensack, the executive director of Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund, and Lauren Priest, the program officer on the Community Impact Team at the Community Foundation for a Greater Atlanta, join “Closer Look” to provide a one-year update about In Her Hands a guaranteed income program for Black women in Georgia. Gabriela Sandoval, found…

A new ProPublica investigative report suggests that for more than 20 years, real estate developer Harlan Crow has gifted U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with expensive gifts and luxury domestic and international vacations. Rose talks with guests about the investigation and judicial ethics. Guests included in the conversation: Tanya Washi…

Hip Hop turns 50 this year. Every Friday through the end of August, for “Closer Look’s” Hip Hop at 50 series, Rose will talk with several guests about the art form and its influence on global culture. The series will explore and celebrate the past, present and future of Hip Hop. We revisit Rose’s conversations with De La Soul, MC Lyte, T.I., Goodie…

Nita Farahany is the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law and Philosophy at Duke University and the founding director of the Duke Initiative for Science and Society. Farahany, who also served as the former commissioner on the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues during the Obama administration, joins “Closer…

Paula Moody was recently named the CEO of Families First. Moody talks with Rose about her new role, the organization, and the ongoing challenges of transitioning from foster care to adoption in Georgia and across the nation. Plus, Farley Barge, the co-founder and president of Navigate Recovery, and Ashley Parham, a lifeline lead recovery coach and …

Tuesday marks 55 years since Martin Luther King was assassinated. Rose talks with Vann Newkirk II, the senior editor of The Atlantic, about his new podcast, “Holy Week: The Story of a Revolution Undone." The podcast explores the uprisings that happened across the country the week after King’s death. We will then rebroadcast reflections from our ATL…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a new leader. Leroy Chapman is the first Black editor-in-chief to lead the newspaper that has been in circulation for 155 years. Chapman talks with Rose about his career path, vision for the publication, and the overall state of journalism. Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in New York in connectio…

On Friday’s special edition of “Closer Look,” show host Rose Scott talks with several guests about women breaking into the craft brewing industry. Rose talks with Tracy Bardugon, the chapter lead for the Atlanta Pink Boots Society, Jen Blair, an advanced cicerone, Jossette Footmon-Smith, a co-owner of Our Culture Brewing, and Jen Price, the founder…

Plus, the Georgia General Assembly's 2023 legislative session has concluded. WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas reflect on the legislative session and discuss key bills that passed on Sine Die. Georgia State Sen. Sheikh Rahman joins “Closer Look” to talk about the legislative session and to provide an update about mental health fun…

“Buried Truths, Season 4: Race & Rage in Terrible Terrell” is out now. Hank Klibanoff, an Emory University professor, veteran journalist, and the host of WABE’s “Buried Truths” podcast, and Jake Busch, an Emory University graduate and local journalist who assisted with research for the podcast, talk with Rose about the new series that investigates …

District 2 Atlanta City Councilmember Amir Farokhi discusses Atlanta's history of underfunding the city’s maintenance needs and what needs to be done to streamline the process of maintaining city roads and infrastructure projects. Plus, Chris Johnson, the interim executive director of Communications at the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, di…

First, Reverend Leo Seyij Allen, a Baptist minister and the Georgia campaigns manager for Faith in Public Life, and Rebecca Stapel-Wax, the executive director of Sojourn, the Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender & Sexual Diversity, discuss why they oppose SB140 becoming law. Rose Scott then talks with the Frame family. The family of four dis…

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens returns to “Closer Look” to discuss what’s next for the Atlanta police and fire training center known by protesters as ‘Cop City.’ He also responds to an independent legal review that claims he can terminate the lease agreement between the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Foundation without cause. Plus, Georgia Sta…

For the March installment of Coffee Conversations, Rose Scott talks with Sara Obregon, the owner of Joe's East Atlanta Coffee Shop, District 5 Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari and Nate Minor, the president of the East Atlanta Business Association and owner of ScreenFixing. The guests talk about the most pressing issues facing East Atlan…

In honor of Women’s History Month, Malikah Berry Rogers, the executive director of the Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium, discusses the consortium and its mission. Mike Griffin, a public affairs representative for Georgia Baptist Mission Board, and Rev. Joshua Noblitt with Georgia Equality discuss opposition and support for SB140. The pro…

Veteran sports broadcaster Fred Kalil is retiring after 44 years in the business. Kalil talks with Rose about several key highlights of his career, surviving a brain tumor, and his love for sports and Atlanta. In honor of Women’s History Month, Rose talks with civil rights icon Xernona Clayton. The pioneering broadcasting journalist and Trumpet Awa…

There’s been a new motion filed to quash the special grand jury report that examined former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. WABE politics reporter Sam Gringlas discusses the latest developments. WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali joins then joins the program to discuss the latest news from the capitol as th…

Morehouse School of Medicine and the Henry County Sheriff’s Office are partnering together to provide tools and resources for people who were formerly incarcerated. Dr. Angelita Howard, the founding assistant dean of the Online Education and Expanded Programs at Morehouse School of Medicine, and TaMarlon T. Carter, the director of the Henry County …

According to data gathered by LendingTree, Atlanta ranks seventh in the nation among cities with the lowest percentage of black homeowners. Ashani O'Mard, the senior vice president for Strategic Housing Investments at the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, and Karen Hatcher, the CEO and head broker for Sovereign Realty and Management, di…