Race relations and health equity are among the pressing social issues being discussed at Thriving Together Atlanta’s Equitable Dinners series. Since January 2020, more than 12,000 people from across the metro Atlanta area have gathered for challenging conversations over a hot meal, with a side of performance art. Program Manager Adria Kitchens joins “Closer Look” to talk more about the origin and impact of the Equitable Dinners series.

According to an Atlanta-area broker, the metro area has seen a negative net migration - meaning more people are moving out than moving in. That’s in addition to new data that says Atlanta is now among 39 metro areas that recently flipped from being an affordable place to buy a home to being a place where it’s now cheaper to rent. Scott Pratt, a real estate broker and owner of Pratt & Associates Realty, talks more about the housing market, the Trump administration’s proposed 50-year mortgage plan and explains why he still encourages people to become homeowners.

Race relations and health equity are among the pressing social issues being discussed at<a href="https://thrivingtogetheratlanta.org/equitable-dinners/"> Thriving Together Atlanta&rsquo;s Equitable Dinners</a> series. Since January 2020, more than 12,000 people from across the metro Atlanta area have gathered for challenging conversations over a hot meal, with a side of performance art. Program Manager <a href="https://www.equitabledinners.com/adria-kitchens">Adria Kitchens</a> joins &ldquo;Closer Look&rdquo; to talk more about the origin and impact of the Equitable Dinners series.
According to an Atlanta-area broker, the metro area has seen a negative net migration - meaning more people are moving out than moving in. That&rsquo;s in addition to new data that says<a href="https://investorsobserver.com/research/research-39-major-metro-areas-flip-housing-market-renting-now-cheaper-than-buying-nationwide/"> Atlanta is now among 39 metro areas</a> that recently flipped from being an affordable place to buy a home to being a place where it&rsquo;s now cheaper to rent.<a href="https://pratt-realty.com/our-team/"> Scott Pratt</a>, a real estate broker and owner of Pratt &amp; Associates Realty, talks more about the housing market, the Trump administration&rsquo;s proposed 50-year mortgage plan and explains why he still encourages people to become homeowners.

"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.

"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.

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Equitable Dinners series fostering wide-ranging community conversations; Broker provides analysis on Atlanta’s changing housing and rental market

Joshua Clark Davis is an associate professor of U.S. history at the University of Baltimore. He spent eight years researching, combing through police and civil rights activists' records, as well as news reports, to piece together acts of police violence and surveillance during the Civil Rights Movement. His research is now detailed in his new book, “Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back.” On Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,”  Davis joined the program to talk more about his findings and what he wants readers to walk away with after reading it.

Plus, engineering students, in their junior year, at Kennesaw State University will take part in a two-year study that will align classroom learning with the needs of modern industry. The students will use the story circles methodology, which is commonly used in group settings and encourages techniques like active listening, two-way dialogues, and reflection. We hear from Kennesaw State University researcher Awatef Ergai and Shane Peterson, associate professor of German, who secured a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to launch the study.

Joshua Clark Davis is an associate professor of U.S. history at the University of Baltimore. He spent eight years researching, combing through police and civil rights activists' records, as well as news reports, to piece together acts of police violence and surveillance during the Civil Rights Movement. His research is now detailed in his new book,<a href="https://www.joshuaclarkdavis.com/"> &ldquo;Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back.&rdquo;</a> On Wednesday&rsquo;s edition of &ldquo;Closer Look,&rdquo;&nbsp; Davis joined the program to talk more about his findings and what he wants readers to walk away with after reading it.
Plus, engineering students, in their junior year, at Kennesaw State University will take part in<a href="https://www.kennesaw.edu/news/stories/2025/professor-nsf-grant-communication-skills-engineering-education.php"> a two-year study</a> that will align classroom learning with the needs of modern industry. The students will use the story circles methodology, which is commonly used in group settings and encourages techniques like active listening, two-way dialogues, and reflection. We hear from Kennesaw State University researcher Awatef Ergai and Shane Peterson, associate professor of German, who secured a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to launch the study.

New book explores civil rights activists' resistance to police violence during the movement; Communication program preparing KSU engineering students for diverse industry

Outgoing Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman says Atlanta is better now than it was four years ago. Shipman, a longtime nonprofit leader, was a political newcomer when elected in November 2021. He campaigned on building a better Atlanta. On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” he joined the program to reflect on his tenure as the leader of the city’s chief policy-making body, discussing everything from having bi-weekly meetings with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, to streamlining basic city services, to changes at MARTA, and boosting recruiting and retaining the city’s emergency response personnel. 

Outgoing Atlanta City Council President<a href="https://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/council-members/council-president-doug-shipman#ad-image-184"> Doug Shipman</a> says Atlanta is better now than it was four years ago. Shipman, a longtime nonprofit leader, was a political newcomer when elected in November 2021. He campaigned on building a better Atlanta. On Tuesday&rsquo;s edition of &ldquo;Closer Look,&rdquo; he joined the program to reflect on his tenure as the leader of the city&rsquo;s chief policy-making body, discussing everything from having bi-weekly meetings with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, to streamlining basic city services, to changes at MARTA, and boosting recruiting and retaining the city&rsquo;s emergency response personnel.&nbsp;

Atlanta City Council Pres. reflects on efforts to build a better Atlanta, prepares for next chapter

Monday marks WORLD AIDS Day. However, for the first time since 1988, the federal government is not commemorating WORLD AIDS Day.  Since 2003, under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative, the federal government has invested more than $100 billion in responding to the #HIV/AIDS epidemic and set a collaborative goal of ending the epidemic by 2030. For a special edition of “Closer Look,” program host Rose Scott examines how funding cuts and international program suspensions under the Trump administration could be devastating to the decades of progress. Scott talks with Dr. Barbara Marston, an infectious diseases physician who retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Michelle Montandon, a public health physician who previously worked for the CDC, most recently for PEPFAR.

Plus, later in the program, Scott revisits conversations with Tammy Kinney, the founder of Rural Women in Action and an HIV-AIDS activist, who was diagnosed with HIV in October 1987, and famed Atlanta-based photographer Billy Howard, who recounts stories from some of the dying AIDS patients he photographed in the 1980s.

Monday marks<a href="https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-aids-day/2025"> WORLD AIDS Day.</a> However, for the first time since 1988, the federal government is not commemorating WORLD AIDS Day.&nbsp; Since 2003, under the<a href="https://www.state.gov/ending-hiv-aids-as-a-public-health-threat-by-2030"> U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative</a>, the federal government has invested more than $100 billion in responding to the #HIV/AIDS epidemic and set a collaborative goal of ending the epidemic by 2030. For a special edition of &ldquo;Closer Look,&rdquo; program host Rose Scott examines how funding cuts and international program suspensions under the Trump administration could be devastating to the decades of progress. Scott talks with Dr. Barbara Marston, an infectious diseases physician who retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Michelle Montandon, a public health physician who previously worked for the CDC, most recently for PEPFAR.
Plus, later in the program, Scott revisits <a href="https://www.wabe.org/podcasts/closer-look/hiv-activists-work-to-spread-the-word-about-testing-2/">conversations</a> with Tammy Kinney, the founder of Rural Women in Action and an HIV-AIDS activist, who was diagnosed with HIV in October 1987, and famed Atlanta-based photographer Billy Howard, who recounts stories from some of the dying AIDS patients he photographed in the 1980s.

Equitable Dinners series fostering wide-ranging community conversations; Broker provides analysis on Atlanta’s changing housing and rental market

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