Closer Look with Rose Scott

A jury found the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery guilty on all counts in a federal hate crimes trial. Criminal Defense Attorney and WABE Legal Analyst Page Pate and Hank Klibanoff, an Emory University professor, veteran journalist, and the host of the o  return to “Closer Look” to discuss the trial, the verdict and the upcoming sentencing. Plus, Professor Darren Hutchinson is the...

Gun violence and gun safety are huge topics of discussion during the Georgia General Assembly’s legislative session. Rose talks with Georgia Sen. Sally Harrell, who recently introduced Senate Bill 344 . Plus, Mark L. Rosenberg, a physician and public health researcher, discusses how gun violence is a public health issue and the importance of using research to combat gun violenc...

Georgia Secretary of State Brad  Raffensperger talks with Rose about why he wants Georgia State Troopers and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents to monitor activity at polling places . U.S. Secretary  of Agriculture Thomas  Vilsack discusses the lack of access to healthy food in Georgia and across the country and his agency's efforts to increase food benefits for those in ne...

Bettina L. Love, an award-winning author and the Athletic Association Endowed Professor at the University of Georgia , and Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, the national director of Education Innovation and Research for the NAACP, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education, discuss several educational-related topics, including the current stat...

Tanya Washington, a professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law , discusses the function of affirmative action, a set of policies and practices within a government or organization designed to eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants. Plus, Barbara Pace Hunt was one of the three Black students who sued for their right to attend Georgia State U...

Atlanta professors Illya Davis, Maurice Hobson and Nsenga Burton, return to "Closer Look." The professors discuss the one-drop rule that’s been used for centuries to define who is Black in America. Plus, Harvard University dean Tomiko Brown - Nagin discusses her latest book, “Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Attorney General Chris Carr discusses his top legislative priorities and outlook. Plus, WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss the latest news from the Georgia General Assembly's 2022 legislative session. Lastly, Super Bowl LVI is just days away. Sports marketing analyst Marcelle English shares her predictions about the upcoming championship game between the Los Angeles Rams a...

Azadeh N. Shahshahani, the legal and advocacy director for Project South , discusses an agreement between The GEO Group and Charlton County to expand a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) facility in Folkston. Plus, Ashley Finch, the shared micromobility coordinator for the Atlanta Department of Transportation (ATLDOT), talks about what’s next for micromobility in Atlanta. Lastly, Adam...

Republican House Speaker David Ralston discusses the “Mental Health Parity Act,” a proposed bill that aims to expand mental health services and resources in the state of Georgia. Plus, Kim Jones, the executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Georgia, Roland Behm, the co-chair for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Georgia , and Darryl Russ, an Atlanta-...

Vic Reynolds, the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation , discusses ongoing efforts to combat crime and his top priorities and outlook for 2022. Mark Greenblatt , the senior national investigative correspondent  for the  Scripps Washington Bureau and Heidi Beirich, the chief strategy officer of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism , discuss “Verified: The Nex...

Dr. Dana Rickman, the president of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education , discusses several education-related topics, including the Georgia Partnership's Top Ten Issues to Watch report for 2022 . Plus, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is seeking public feedback about possible changes to its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) . Samyukth Shenbaga, the managing director of t...

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, local eateries are still adapting. Rose Scott talks with Beth McKibben, the editor of Eater Atlanta , Deborah VanTrece, the owner of Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours , Lis Hernandez, the owner of Arepa Mia , and Jamie Russell, the co-owner of Poor Hendrix , about the past, present and future of Atlanta’s dining scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Judy Fitzgerald, the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities , discusses her top priorities for 2022, behavioral health reform and crisis prevention . Plus, the American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage . Dr. Baia Lasky, the medical director of the American Red Cross of Georgia, discusses how the omicron surge has exacerbated th...

Political strategists Fred Hicks and Julianne Thompson discuss the findings of a recent poll conducted by the School of Public and International Affairs Survey Research Center at the University of Georgia that reveals data about how Georgians feel about the state of politics and President Joe Biden. Plus, Karen Manning, the president of the Georgia Library Association , discusses the recent rise o...

The father and son convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery are entering a plea on federal hate crime charges . Criminal Defense Attorney and WABE Legal Analyst Page Pate discusses the latest. Plus, Joseph Tyndall, the executive vice president for Health Affairs and the dean of Morehouse School of Medicine, and Kelly Ball , the a ssociate dean  for  Graduate Studies at Agnes Scott College...

Brett Theodos, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, discusses the findings of a new study on the East Lake Initiative , one of the nation’s first efforts to convert public housing into a mixed-income community. Plus, the third week of the Georgia General Assembly's 2022 legislative session has concluded. WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss the latest news from the sessio...

Jodie Guest, a professor and vice-chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health , discusses some of the most burning questions about face masks. Plus, Tara Roberts, a National Geographic Explorer and storyteller, discusses her new six-part podcast series, “Into the Depths,” which follows a team of Black divers on a quest to explore the complex history of the gl...

Melanie McNeil, Georgia’s long-term care ombudsman, discusses the ongoing challenges that long-term care facilities are facing due to the spread of the omicron variant and what’s being done to combat the spread of the virus . Plus, State Senator Lester Jackson discusses SB3, a proposed bill that aims to raise the minimum dropout age from 16 to 17 in the state of Georgia. See omnystudio.com/li...

Jason Lary recently resigned from his position as the mayor of Stonecrest and plead guilty to fraud charges . Janice Allen Jackson, the acting city manager for Stonecrest and chief operating officer of city government , discusses what’s next for Stonecrest. Plus, the Georgia Department of Transportation may soon install roundabouts at two locations on Ponce de Leon. Dr. Michael O. Rodgers, th...

Eugene Jones, the president and CEO of Atlanta Housing , discusses several topics including, the agency's role in providing affordable housing for low-income residents amid the pandemic and its top priorities for 2022. Plus, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the deputy executive director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, discusses a new report that reveals anti-Muslim organizations are being fun...

Several cityhood movements are happening across metro Atlanta. Peter Bluestone, a senior research associate at the Center for State and Local Finance at Georgia State University, discusses how cityhood feasibility studies are conducted. Plus, the second week of the Georgia General Assembly's 2022 legislative session wrapped up on Friday. WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss...

Criminal Defense Attorney and WABE Legal Analyst Page Pate discusses Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ latest move to have a special grand jury help investigate former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn election results in 2020. Plus, former state senator Vincent Fort discusses why he’s running to unseat Democratic Congressman David Scott, who represents Georgia’s 13 Congressi...

Georgia State Senator Greg Dolezal, the chair of the New Georgia Freedom Caucus , discusses the mission of the New Georgia Freedom Caucus. Kat Doyle, with the office of Life, Dignity, and Justice at Archdiocese of Atlanta, discusses how the Archdiocese of Atlanta plans to address climate change. Plus, ESPN host Jay Williams discusses the launch of his new NPR podcast “The Limits with Jay Williams....

Dr. Zanthia Wiley, an Emory University infectious disease expert, who led planning for the new COVID therapeutics , discusses the science behind new antiviral drugs used to treat COVID-19. Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan discusses several topics including, the Buckhead City Movement and his top priorities this legislative session. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Rowan, the commissioner for the Atlanta Department of Transportation, discusses how ATLDOT is preparing for a possible winter storm. Pediatric infectious diseases expert Dr. Andi Shane then discusses the recent rise in COVID-19 Omicron variant cases in children. Plus, WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss several legislative topics as the first week of Georgia General As...