Plus, Walter Ley, a Georgia Tech graduate who recently launched the Atlanta-based start-up Branch discusses how he hopes his company will help inform voters heading into Tuesday's general elections.

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Plus, Kayla Smith, a rising senior and social justice fellow at Spelman College, joins “Closer Look” to reflect on the protests that are happening in Atlanta and around the world. And, Pastor Arthur Breland, the lead pastor at United Church Atlanta, shares how he thinks local churches can help communities heal.

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Atlanta tech entrepreneur Jewel Burks Solomon, head of Google For Startups for the US and managing partner of Collab Capital, Justin Dawkins, managing partner at Collab Capital and co-founder of Goodie Nation, and Barry Givens, Managing Director at Techstars and Managing Partner at Collab Capital, join the program for a roundtable conversation on the role of technology in modern day activism. Plus, Ashley Robinson, Principal of the BLUE Institute, discusses a new virtual leadership training program for young millennials of color. And, we hear the latest on today’s preliminary hearing for the three men charged with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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"Closer Look’s” week-long series, “After the protests, what's next, Atlanta?” continues. First, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard joins the program the day after announcing six Atlanta Police officers are facing charges related to the tasing two AUC students on Saturday night. Then, Devin Barrington Ward, a community organizer and managing director of the Black Futurists Group, shares his approach to organizing an effective demonstration.

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We hear a roundtable conversation with local experts Illya Davis, director of the New Students & Transition Programs and professor of philosophy at Morehouse College, Maurice Hobson, author and associate professor of African-American Studies at Georgia State University and Nsenga Burton, professor, multimedia journalist and co-director of Film and Media Management at Emory University. The professors will discuss the history of protest in Atlanta and share what they believe is next for the city following this weekend’s demonstrations.

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Plus, John Haber, CEO of the Atlanta-based company Spend Management Experts, discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation's supply chain. And, WABE Health reporter and host of the podcast “Did You Wash Your Hands?” Sam Whitehead recaps this week in coronavirus news.

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Plus, we'll hear how the Atlanta-based family business, Bronner Bros., switched from producing hair products to hand sanitizer, and how the annual Bronner Bros. hair show will be different this year.

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Plus, Shannon Smith, the owner and founder of SoulShine, discusses her decision to re-open her two childcare centers.

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Sanjay Satagopan and Kelly Balcarczyk share what it was like adopting their baby during the COVID-19 pandemic with the help of Diane Hood, the International and Domestic Adoption Program Coordinator for Families First. Plus, Matthew Hurd, executive director of the non-profit Open Doors discusses a new initiative aimed to help Atlanta residents seeking housing.

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Plus, how MARTA, the airport, the city of Atlanta and a non-profit are coming together to help those seeking shelter inside Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International airport. And, the story of an Atlanta man who survived COVID-19 and donated his plasma in hopes of helping others.

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