On this edition of Closer Look: Four days of violence by white mobs in September of 1906, left dozens of Black Georgians dead and scores more wounded. Georgia State University historian Maurice Hobson and Morehouse College professor Illya Davis reflect on the state of race in America and how important it is to know our past. And, Atlanta Dream Head Coach, Tanisha Wright is excited about the team’s potential and plans for rebuilding.

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On this edition of Closer Look: Martin Luther King, III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King talk about helping fund, The Drum Major Coalition. The goal is to support Black and Brown organizers across the country, that promote freedom, justice, and equality.

Dr. Robert Franklin explains “Moral Leadership”, and how he was inspired to become a leader after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. And, American bassist, Billy Cox relives his time performing with legendary musician, Jimi Hendrix. 

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On this edition of Closer Look: Republicans and Democrats both see strengths and challenges for their candidates in a new general election poll focusing on Georgia. And Libertarians may hold sway as well. Political strategist, Fred Hicks joins the conversation to explain the numbers.

Plus, Georgia State University Urban Studies professor, Dan Immergluck traces the history of Atlanta’s housing issues in his new book, “Red Hot City: Housing, Race and Exclusion in Twenty-First Century Atlanta”. 

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Today on Closer Look with Rose Scott: Frustration over long response times for medical emergencies is only expected to grow with the announced closing of the Atlanta Medical Center. But Atlanta is preparing to launch its own ambulance service to help. City councilmember Dustin Hills shares details.

And Clark Atlanta University has a long-standing commitment to prostate cancer research. Now the school is teaming up with the Cancer Treatment Centers of America to bring greater awareness and education to the issue. 

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The Biden administration avoided what could have been a disastrous strike by railroad labor unions last week, reaching a tentative deal in the hours before the strike deadline.

We’ll revisit a recent conversation with Erika Smiley, the co-author of a new book about the future of organizing in the 21st century.

And author Bill Browder returns to talk about his new book, “Freezing Order”, which reveals how he went from being Russia’s largest foreign investor to advocating for sanctions against human rights violators. 

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On a special edition of Closer Look, we remember long time legal analyst and Atlanta-based attorney Page Pate. A kind spirit with a great legal mind, Page provided clarity and analysis for WABE’s stories and features. He was respected by his peers and his competitors alike and admired for his legal prowess, his generosity, his love of family and his commitment to seeking justice for those without a voice. 

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You can’t judge a book by its cover. And, that’s true when it comes to a “human” library book as well. As part of a unique community project, The Gwinnett County Public Library System is rolling out a project called, “Unjudge Someone: A Human Library Program.” It features dialogues with people discussing their experiences of being stereotyped.

Also, we revisit our 2019 conversation with the incomparable and newly minted Emmy Award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph.

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On this edition of Closer Look:

Are artist’s lyrics fair game for use as evidence against them in court? Georgia’s Congressman Hank Johnson doesn’t believe so. He explains why he considers this a First Amendment issue.

Also, the cost of mental health inequities is staggering. A groundbreaking new study finds nearly 117,000 lives were lost at a cost of about $278 billion dollars between 2016 and 2020 due to a lack of equitable mental health care. Study author, Professor Daniel Dawes, Executive Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine discusses the numbers and offers solutions.

And a celebration of the legacy of Macon, Georgia native, Otis Redding. The R&B legend, who died in a plane crash at the age of 26, would have turned 81 today. 

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On this edition of Closer Look: Making sense of “Fed-Speak”. Emory Professor and economist, Tom Smith returns to help decipher the latest economic forecast from the Federal Reserve and to help figure out if a recession is imminent. 

Plus, Fulton County Commissioner, Khadijah Abdur-Rahman is questioning whether a recent vote by the Commission to leave the current millage rate where it is, will have a negative impact on Grady Memorial Hospital.  Grady is already under pressure following news that Wellstar Health System will be closing Atlanta Medical Center in November. It’s the only other level 1 trauma center in operation in metro Atlanta. 

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Today on Closer Look with Rose Scott, Net Worth Poverty. It’s the other half of the income story that gets overlooked when talking about poverty. Researchers found that family wealth, the value of a family’s assets, such as savings and property, minus debt, is linked to lower cognitive scores and increases in problem and behavior scores in children. Researcher, Christina Gibson-Davis is part of a team that investigated how children are affected by net worth poverty. She says policymakers should think about policies that focus on building wealth.

Also, a Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta study found that school-aged children can accurately self-swab for COVID-19 tests as compared to tests conducted by health care professionals.

Dr. Wilbur Lam, a pediatric hematologist and oncologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Tech, says kids as young as four, were able to perform their own swabs for COVID-19 tests.

Plus, it was September 4, 1998 when 8-year-old Shy’Kemmia Pate, nicknamed, Shy Shy, went missing in Unadilla, Georgia, a small town about two hours south of Atlanta. Closer Look spoke with her mother and other family members in 2017. We’ll get an update on the decades-old cold case and the investigation into Shy Shy’s disappearance. 

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