Bill White, the CEO and chair of the Buckhead City Committee, shares his thoughts on the push for lawmakers to pass legislation next year that would allow Buckhead residents to vote on the community becoming a new city.

Plus, Tiffany A. Player, an assistant professor of history at Georgia State University, talks about the history of Juneteenth and the importance of it now being recognized as a federal holiday.

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Dr. Stephanie Behm Cross, the principle investigator for Georgia State’s CREATE Teacher Residency Program, and Alexandra James, a recent graduate of Georgia State University's Middle- Level Education program, and a rising second-year resident in CREATE, discuss how the program equips educators with resources, emotional and instructional support to create equitable schools.

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The Georgia Board of Education recently passed a resolution banning Critical Race Theory (CRT) from being taught in public schools. We hear reactions from Dr. Laura Renée Chandler, Oglethorpe’s first vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Dr. Richard Benson, an associate professor in the Department of Education at Spelman College. 

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While veterans are getting vaccinated, some may still be hesitant. Denis Richard McDonough, the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, discusses ongoing efforts to get veterans and their families vaccinated.

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Julie Weith-Smith, the founder, president and lead consultant of Custom Human Resource Solutions (CHRS), joins “Closer Look” to discuss returning to work amid the pandemic.

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Darius Billings of The Athlete's Foot, talks about the StAART program, a new initiative aimed at driving Black ownership through franchising. 

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Mayor Deana Ingraham talks about East Point’s response during the pandemic. She also discusses the state of East Point’s infrastructure and ways the city could benefit from President Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan.

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Michelle Cook, the University of Georgia’s vice provost for diversity and inclusion and strategic university initiatives, talks with Rose about UGA’s new and enhanced plan to address diversity and inclusion over the next five years.

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Dr. Bernard Tamas, an associate professor of political science at Valdosta State University, discusses his op-ed that was published in The Conversation. In the opinion piece, Tamas shares why he believes Georgia’s new controversial voting law may not change election outcomes for now.

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Dr. Bernard Tamas, an associate professor of political science at Valdosta State University, discusses his op-ed that was published in The Conversation. In the opinion piece, Tamas shares why he believes Georgia’s new controversial voting law may not change election outcomes for now.

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