Closer Look with Rose Scott

2024 legislative session comes to an end several bills await Gov. Kemp’s signature; Princeton University’s Eviction Lab tracks evictions across 10 states; Legendary ‘Roots’ actor Louis Gossett Jr. dies at 87


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WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali return to “Closer Look,” to provide a recap of the bills that passed and the bills that failed during the 2024 legislative session.

 

Plus, according to data from Georgia Tech, metro Atlanta reached nearly 8,000 eviction filings during December 2021. According to Zillow, at the end of 2021, rental prices skyrocketed nearly 20% in the Atlanta area. Peter Hepburn, an associate director at the Eviction Lab at Princeton University, discusses post-pandemic eviction filings.

 

Lastly, tributes are pouring in for the legendary actor Louis Gossett Jr. He died on Friday at the age of 87. Gossett was the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” We revisit Rose’s conversation with Gossett. During the conversation, he reflected on why he gave up a professional career in basketball to pursue acting full-time. 

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