On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” host Rose Scott welcomed Atlanta City Councilmember Kelsea Bond to the program. New to their office as the District 2 representative, Bond discussed how they want to push for the issues they campaigned on: addressing housing affordability, increasing taxes on the wealthy, police reform and public transit expansion.
Also on the show, the team behind the WABE-TV docuseries, (re)Defining History, which returns for its second season. Over four episodes, the program delves into the history of Atlanta, the South, and its forgotten figures, places and moments. “Closer Look” previews some of the topics, such as anecdotal stories about Atlanta’s own baseball great, Henry “Hank” Aaron and Atlanta’s first private black-owned hospital, the William A. Harris Memorial Hospital, which was built in 1928.

Documentary shares historic & current influence of HBCUs; Environmental Advocate “disgusted” by Trump’s EPA rollbacks
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Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson; Community debates over affordable housing for unhoused seniors
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Grassroots effort to combat Christian nationalism; “Annoying”: Fulton Co. Chair on repeated defense of 2020 election results
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