Closer Look with Rose Scott

Dr. Debra Houry , who serves as the acting principal deputy director and the head of the National Center for Injury Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the state of gun violence in Georgia and across the nation and how the CDC is working to combat the issue through research and education . It’s been more than one year since the police shooting death of Matthew Z...

Brenau University expands its school of psychology and adolescent counseling; Local nonprofits work to combat homeless in metro Atlanta amid pandemic Brenau University President Anne Skleder discusses the state of mental health access and care in Georgia and how her university is working to close the gap through several new initiatives. Plus, Raphael Holloway, the CEO of Gateway Center, and Barry...

Today is National HIV Testing Day . This year’s theme is “HIV Testing is self-care.” Tammy Kinney, an HIV/AIDS activist and the founder of Rural Women in Action , and Jenetter Richburg, the director of client services at AID Atlanta, discuss several topics, including prevention, testing and treatment. We then revisit Rose’s 2017 conversation with Billy Howard . The famed Atlanta photogra...

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.  On a special edition of “Closer Look” Rose talks with several guests about the overturning of the monumental case, which granted women the federal right to an abortion. Guest include Georgia State University law professors Tanya Washington and Anthony Michael Kreis , WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas, Kwajelyn Jackson , the...

Dr. Andi Shane, the chief of the division of pediatric infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine and the medical director of infectious disease at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Dr. Jacob Eichenberger, a  pediatrician at Augusta University  Medical  Center, return to the program to discuss COVID vaccines being made available for children under the a...

Criminal Defense Attorney and WABE Legal Analyst Page Pate discusses the Georgia Supreme Court's decision to overturn the murder conviction of Justin Ross Harris . Dr. Sylvia Morris, an internal medicine specialist at Kaiser Permanente, discusses heat-related illnesses and prevention. Plus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is fast approaching. “City Lights” producer S...

Nicole Carr, a veteran investigative journalist and ProPublica reporter, joins “Closer Look” to discuss a reporting partnership between ProPublica and the PBS program Frontline that seeks to examine how anti-critical race theory activists are intimidating schools across the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This special live broadcast of Closer Look focuses on Juneteenth. Now a federal holiday this year it will be officially honored on Monday June 20th. If you’re not aware of Juneteenth is all about…get to listening. There’s a lot more to regarding enslaved Black Americans in Texas who were told emancipation had come actually two year earlier. Juneteenth ties together how we tell history and who tell...

Joshua Byrd and Richard Byrd, acting chair and former co-chair of the anti-gun violence committee of ​100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc. , discuss the organizations anti-gun violence campaign. The committee partners with local school districts to facilitate youth outreach, and aims to minimize gun violence through conflict-resolution education within the communities they serve. See omnystudio.com/liste...

No Address:Atlanta is part of a documentary series from filmmaker Caletta Harris. Tenants in a City of Brookhaven apartment complex say raw sewage backed up into bathtubs for two weeks, but they continued to pay rent while waiting for repairs. Sophia Qureshi, founder and editor of newsletter 285 South on Bulletin, broke the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Joycelyn Wilson , who teaches in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, discusses the College’s new “Black Media Studies” minor. This “multidisciplinary area of scholarship” investigates media, culture and racial politics as they relate to those of African descent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari, representing District 5, discusses top priorities for the district. Becky Shipley, the YMCA of Metro Atlanta Group Vice President, and Breunna Scott- Greenberg, the aquatics director of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, discuss several topics, including drowning prevention and outreach efforts to teach Black children how to swim. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Steve Brett, the head coach of Rugby ATL , returns to “Closer Look” to discuss his team’s win against the NOLA Gold and how the team is preparing for a playoff against the Rugby United New York at Silverbacks Park on Saturday. Atlanta City Councilmember Jason Dozier , representing District 4, discusses his first few months in office after defeating longtime councilmember Cleta Winslow in the...

Anthony Michael Kreis, a law professor at the Georgia State University of Law, discusses the possible implications of overturning Roe v. Wade for the LGBTQ community and why some fear the future of same-sex marriage is at stake. Plus, Dr. Dwight "Ike" Reighard, the president and CEO of MUST Ministries and senior pastor of Piedmont Church in Marietta, discusses MUST Ministries’ Summer Lunch pr...

Dr. Carlos del Rio , a distinguished professor of medicine, epidemiology and global health and the executive associate dean of Emory University School of Medicine at Grady Health System, returns to “Closer Look” to discuss the monkeypox outbreak . Plus, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition is now Propel ATL. Rebecca Serna, the executive director of Propel ATL, discusses the mobility advocacy gr...

Journalist George Chidi returns to “Closer Look” to discuss the latest developments in the Young Slime Life gang case. Hosea Helps CEO Elisabeth Omilami and her husband, Ofemo Omilami, discuss their organization’s response during the pandemic and how they plan to use earmarked funding to expand the organization’s work .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. has experienced a series of mass shootings in recent weeks. Jody Baumstein , a licensed therapist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Strong4Life, discusses ways adults can talk with children about violence. Plus, Atlanta City Councilmember Jason Dozier , representing District 4, returns to discuss his first few months in office after defeating longtime councilmember Cleta Winslow in...

Last year, the City of Decatur and Decatur Downtown Development Authority launched The Decatur Retail Incubator Program (The D.R.I.P.). Shirley Baylis, the Downtown Program Manager for the City of Decatur who oversees The DRIP, and Buzz Busbee, a recent program participant and the owner and creative director of the lifestyle apparel brand YEAHBUZZY , join “Closer Look” to provide an update on the...

The Atlanta Civic Center site has set empty for several years after several redevelopment plans have fallen through. Eugene Jones, the president and CEO of the Atlanta Housing Authority , discusses what’s next after Tishman Speyer recently withdrew its deal to redevelop the Old Fourth Ward building. We then revisit Rose’s conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens discusses several topics, including the "City's Summer Safety Plan" , affordable housing and youth employment opportunities . Plus, CNN’s Victor Blackwell talks about the emotional toll of covering the recent mass shooting in Buffalo and the trauma many journalists of color have been experiencing since the pandemic and racial protests. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Dr. Rochelle Walensky , the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention returns to “Closer Look” to discuss several topics, including the COVID pandemic and how racism is a serious public health threat and what her agency is doing to combat it. Plus, Clinton Vicks, an Albany-based farmer and operator of The Vicks Estate , discusses the goals of the Southwest Georgia Agri-Tourism Tra...

For the “Closer Look’s” graduation series, we revisit Rose’s conversation with Spelman graduate Alexandria Warner, Georgia Tech graduate Candace Washington and Emory University graduate Anna Voss. Each grad shares their unique story to graduation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rev. Kim Jackson, also a state senator, reflects on the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, that left at least 19 children and two adults dead. Plus, Julianne Thompson , a Republican strategist and the president of Main Street Network Strategies, and Fred Hicks , an Atlanta-based political strategist and analyst, discuss Georgia primary elections results. See omnystudio.c...

Georgia is among three states holding primary elections on Tuesday. Fred Hicks , an Atlanta-based political strategist and analyst, discusses several election-related topics, including what’s at stake this election season. After a two-year hiatus, MomoCon is back. Renee Cooper, the marketing director for MomoCon, talks about what people can expect at the convention that celebrates Japanese and Ame...

Journalist George Chidi discusses his investigative reporting on the recent indictment of several members of the Young Slime Life gang. Atlanta-based rappers Young Thug and Gunna are accused of being affiliated with the group. They are also accused of engaging in street gang activity and violating RICO law. For the “Closer Look’s” graduation series, we hear from Alexandria Warner. The Spelman Coll...