Rose Scott
@iamrosescott.bsky.social
Veteran Emmy/Murrow and groovy other stuff-award winning journalist/host & exe/producer of Closer Look with Rose Scott from NPR member station WABE in Atlanta. Posts are mine. Let's talk about it.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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You’re invited! Join me & WABE’s Rose Scott for a Fireside Chat & Book Signing on Tues, Sept 3 at 6 PM in the Cosby Academic Center Auditorium. Dr. Tatum will share insights from her new book Peril and Promise. RSVP: shorturl.at/P027Z
September 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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"The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press." Ida B. Wells.
OURCHIVES Summer Camp inspiring students through calculus, Black history and critical thinking
For eight weeks, students in southwest Atlanta are stepping into a creative and imaginative learning space that defies traditional education through the OURCHIVES Summer Camp. Recently, host Rose Scot...
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July 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press." Ida B. Wells.
Now you know, if you didn't...✊🏾
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Discovering Lady Liberty’s lesser-known connection to slavery abolition
Renowned author and researcher Dr. Joy DeGruy joins “Closer Look” to talk about the Statue of Liberty’s lesser-known association with the abolition of slavery.
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June 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Now you know, if you didn't...✊🏾
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Today on Closer Look, we visit Flying Change Equine Therapy, in Fairburn, GA. Therapy is not only good for people, but the horses too. listen online at wabe.org
June 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today on Closer Look, we visit Flying Change Equine Therapy, in Fairburn, GA. Therapy is not only good for people, but the horses too. listen online at wabe.org
The Closer Look team & news photographer Matt Pearson
doing what we do best…stay tuned.
doing what we do best…stay tuned.
May 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The Closer Look team & news photographer Matt Pearson
doing what we do best…stay tuned.
doing what we do best…stay tuned.
One could add the dwelling located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.. Washington, DC 20500 should be on the list 🤨
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Here's the 2025 list of Most Endangered Historic Places in the U.S.
This year, the annual list from the National Trust for Historic Preservation includes a mysterious castle, flooded communities in Florida and North Carolina, historic hotels and a gigantic turtle.
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May 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
One could add the dwelling located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.. Washington, DC 20500 should be on the list 🤨
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GEEK ALERT! For Star Wars Day at 3 p.m. ET TODAY, May the 4th - of course - I will moderate a webinar w/curators from the Smithsonian on how their displays celebrate Star Wars, looking at the near-50-year-old franchise's historic impact. JOIN US: loom.ly/6K-ji_w
May the 4th Be With You: The Smithsonian Celebrates Star Wars Day
Star Wars is a global phenomenon that people celebrate on May 4th every year. In conversation, curators from the National Air and Space Museum and National Museum of American History celebrate the Sta...
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May 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Stay tuned, more to come.
My exclusive interview with Atlanta's (former) inspector general Shannon Manigault after resigning.
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My exclusive interview with Atlanta's (former) inspector general Shannon Manigault after resigning.
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Atlanta OIG on resignation: 'The city wasn’t really interested in rooting out fraud, waste, abuse and corruption'
Shannon Manigault, Atlanta’s first-ever inspector general, has resigned. The Office of the Inspector General, or OIG, is tasked with investigating fraud, corruption, and abuse within the city governme...
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February 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Stay tuned, more to come.
My exclusive interview with Atlanta's (former) inspector general Shannon Manigault after resigning.
www.wabe.org/atlanta-oig-...
My exclusive interview with Atlanta's (former) inspector general Shannon Manigault after resigning.
www.wabe.org/atlanta-oig-...
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Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.
January 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Mavis thinking, “I’m glad this lady took me in cause that don’t look like fun!”
I however am thrilled!
I however am thrilled!
January 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Mavis thinking, “I’m glad this lady took me in cause that don’t look like fun!”
I however am thrilled!
I however am thrilled!
Disconnect from the news, I do...and take this in...featuring radio legend H. Johnson reading to, um, well, some familiar folks.
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A Fireside Reading of "A Christmas Carol" with H. Johnson | WABE
YouTube video by WABE
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December 18, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Disconnect from the news, I do...and take this in...featuring radio legend H. Johnson reading to, um, well, some familiar folks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8N0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8N0...
My heart breaks upon this news. So many times I’ve turned to my shero’s many works to find peace, comfort and strength. Journey on as the ancestors embrace you dearest Nikki.
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Renowned poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.
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December 10, 2024 at 4:11 AM
My heart breaks upon this news. So many times I’ve turned to my shero’s many works to find peace, comfort and strength. Journey on as the ancestors embrace you dearest Nikki.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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Octavia Butler being a time traveler or seer, will forever be a hill I'm willing to die on, because there's just no way. Parable of The Sower was published in 1993. Look at this date. #BlackBookSky #BookSky
November 20, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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Thank you, we'll follow up...always good to have more experts.
@iamrosescott.bsky.social heard a preview for todays show. Want to ensure you’re familiar with these gentleman www.thecboa.org
Therapy | Counseling Brothers of Atlanta | United States
Therapists Directory for individuals seeking Counseling Services from Licensed Black Men providers in the Atlanta GA & Surrounding Area.
Area of focus includes Individual Psychotherapy, Couples Thera...
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November 20, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Thank you, we'll follow up...always good to have more experts.
So, I worked on this podcast series with the Atlanta History Center. Compelling/credible research & dispelling the myth Lake Lanier was created by drowning an entire Black town.
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1912: The Forsyth County Expulsion and its Aftermath
1912 tells the story of the expulsion of more than 1,000 Black residents from Forsyth County, Georgia and its lasting impact on the families affected.
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November 18, 2024 at 6:32 PM
So, I worked on this podcast series with the Atlanta History Center. Compelling/credible research & dispelling the myth Lake Lanier was created by drowning an entire Black town.
www.wabe.org/podcasts/191...
www.wabe.org/podcasts/191...
Hey good pal Decaturish, do you know if this notice was also available in other languages? IJS
Did anyone else in DeKalb County, GA get this letter? If so, holler: editor@decaturish.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Hey good pal Decaturish, do you know if this notice was also available in other languages? IJS
Since I'm new to @bsky.app my name is Rose & I'm a Sagittarius. I'm a journalist with a gummy bears addiction, I dig nature, I love animals, have a cat named Nairobi & apparently I have insertional Achilles tendinitis or as plain folks say...a bone spur causing tremendous PAIN!
November 14, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Since I'm new to @bsky.app my name is Rose & I'm a Sagittarius. I'm a journalist with a gummy bears addiction, I dig nature, I love animals, have a cat named Nairobi & apparently I have insertional Achilles tendinitis or as plain folks say...a bone spur causing tremendous PAIN!
