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Damon Hoyte, the only Black county commissioner in rural Chattahoochee County, and his attorney, Kamau Mason, discuss a pending discrimination lawsuit against Hoyte’s fellow county commissioners over a land use dispute. Despite similar manufactured homes surrounding his property, several community members and his fellow commissioners opposed Hoyte moving his own manufactured home on his property.

 

Plus, The Atlanta Dream is gearing up to take on the Indiana Fever this Friday. WABE Southside reporter DorMiya Vance returns to “Closer Look” to preview the big game that has been moved from the team’s College Park venue to State Farm Arena.

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Josh Green has been the editor of Urbanize Atlanta since its start in January 2021, bringing real estate and urban design-focused reporting to metro Atlanta. Green talks with show host Rose Scott about the top stories readers have been following and the local trends he's noticing in urban design. He also shares details about the future of the publication.

 

Plus, this year marks the 55th anniversary of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race. Rich Kenah, the CEO of the Atlanta Track Club, shares insights about this year's race, why it’s already a landmark year and what participants and spectators can expect during this year’s race. 

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Metro Atlanta is experiencing a heat wave. Rose talks with Don Smith, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, about the temperatures that neared 100 degrees in the Atlanta area.

 

Plus, the Center for Public Integrity, Mother Jones, and the show ,“Reveal”, recently launched their series, “40 Acres and a Lie.” The investigation aims to shed light on how a government program gave land to formerly enslaved people following the Civil War and how that land was rescinded following the assassination of President Lincoln. Rose talks with Alexia Fernández Campbell, a lead reporter of the investigation, and Mila Rios, a descendant whose ancestor was given land in Savannah.

 

Lastly, summer fun has begun for kids in Georgia. Dr. Priyanka Vakati with the Food Allergy Institute discusses what parents should know about protecting their children from food allergens as they head to summer camp. Dr. Vakati also discusses the correlation between food allergies and how food is produced in the U.S.

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Jim Alexander is a legendary award-winning photographer, photojournalist, and activist. Over his multiple decades-spanning career, the 88-year-old has taken at least a quarter million photos. His massive collection captures Black life in America and pinpoints pivotal moments in history such as the civil rights movement through the present day. His work also features musicians like Duke Ellington, James Brown, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and more.

 

For the conclusion of “Closer Look’s”’ Juneteenth series, for a special audio documentary, show host Rose Scott talks with Alexander at his studio in East Point. The globally treasured lensman reflects on his life beyond his portraits.

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On today's edition of "Closer Look with Rose Scott," we continue our weeklong Juneteenth series. For our annual Juneteenth event at the Atlanta History Center, Rose asks “What is Freedom?” and talks with panelists about the progress of Black Americans since 1865. Guests reflect on the triumphs and challenges that Black people have faced in the past and present in the pursuit of freedom in all aspects of their lives. They also discuss what freedom means to each of them. We also have a live performance from rapper Question ATL.

 

Guests include:

 

Kim Addie, the vice president of strategy & impact at the Atlanta Black Wealth Initiative

 

Illya Davis, a philosophy professor at Morehouse College and the director of New Students & Transition Programs

 

Dr. Jane Morgan, a cardiologist and the executive director of health and community education and the executive director of the Covid Task Force at the Piedmont Healthcare Corporation

 

Jaycee Holmes, the director of Curriculum & Instruction at The CodeHouse

 

Ernest Holmes, president and founder of The CodeHouse

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On today’s Closer Look, experts and a student from Georgia State University are researching the scope of enslavement from across the Americas. They’ve centered their studies in Salvador, Brazil, where they’re examining the history and culture amongst Afro Brazilians. We’ll ask our guests about their research and comparisons and noteworthy differences with the diaspora in the United States.




Elizabeth J. West, Professor & Amos Distinguished Chair in English Letters, Georgia State University Academic Director, Center for Studies on Africa & Its Diaspora

 

Professor Lakeyta Monique Bonnette-Bailey, PhD, Co-Director of the Center for the Advancement of Students and Alumni, Department of Africana Studies

 

Georgia state graduate student Safiya Miller




Then, Host Rose Scott has a sit-down conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter behind the groundbreaking 1619 Project for The New York Times Magazine. Speaking from the Fulton County Central Library in Downtown Atlanta, Hannah-Jones discusses the significance of the 1619 Project and the impact it had on her life.

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