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<p>"Closer Look with Rose Scott" brings you the issues that impact where we live, how we interact, and how we can all thrive. It’s not just about Atlanta; it’s a program for Atlanta. Rose connects with community leaders, CEOs, policymakers, and people who don't often get a platform, and she brings you in on the conversation.</p>
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April 17, 2025
<p>On today’s special edition of "Closer Look," Rose and the team take listeners out into the community. First, we begin with a climate gentrification tour in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. Rose talks with <a href="https://sustainablegafutures.org/our-team/">Adrienne Rice</a>, the executive director of <a href="https://sustainablegafutures.org/">Sustainable Georgia Futures</a>, about the nonprofit’s mission to help specific communities grow and thrive in the green industry. We also hear from Genesis Tilman, Drew Barnes and Liyahh Rocha who participated in the walking tour.<strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Plus, <a href="https://www.wyldecenter.org/edgewood-garden-coan-garden/">Edgewood Garden</a> is a place for community. The urban greenspace, operated by the Wylde Center, was once the site of an apartment building. It was transformed into a community garden back in 2012, part of a revitalization effort to serve residents of the area. It now has a playground, picnic benches, honeybees, butterflies, fruit trees, vegetable beds and more. But one of the garden’s most popular attributes is its chickens. Rose talks with Jennifer Gerndt, Matty Garrett, Gordon Dyker of the Wylde Center to learn more about Edgewood Garden and its nature center. We also hear from Heath Ward, the co-founder of <a href="https://citychickatl.myshopify.com/">City Chick</a>, who discusses people’s growing interest in raising their own chickens as egg prices rise.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 16, 2025
<p>President Donald Trump’s 100-day mark for his second term is fast approaching. Since taking office, the Trump administration has already taken several executive actions on education, immigration and more. Today’s special edition of “Closer Look” focused on the potential economic and social challenges the Atlanta region could face within the next four years. The conversation allowed guests to share their concerns and thoughts about the local response and mobilization to federal actions.</p> <p> </p> <p>Guests include:</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://gbpi.org/about-us/staff-and-board/staci-fox/">Staci Fox</a>, the president and CEO of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute</p> <p> </p> <p>Fallon McClure, the deputy southeast regional director for <a href="https://workingfamilies.org/state/georgia/">Working Families Power</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://southerneducation.org/people/fred-a-jones-jr/">Fred A. Jones</a>, the senior director of public policy and advocacy at the Southern Education Foundation</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://psequity.org/nathaniel-smith/">Nathaniel Smith</a>, the founder and chief equity officer of the Atlanta-based Partnership for Southern Equity</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 15, 2025
<p>Beyond democratic freedoms, what factors into how Black Americans thrive socially and economically? It’s a theme that’s explored in the new book, <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/tours/andre-m-perry-black-power-scorecard/">“BLACK POWER SCORECARD: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It.”</a> The book’s author, Professor <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/people/andre-m-perry/">Andre M. Perry</a> is a nationally recognized expert on race, structural inequality, economic inclusion, and education. In his book, he studies the life expectancy for Black Americans across multiple cities. He also rates their power based on quality and access to property, business, wealth, education, health, and social mobility. Perry talks more about how each of these factors are linked to the social and economic power of Black People.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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