Rose Scott
90.1FM WABE
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms: The WABE Interview
While reflecting on her recent decision not to run for reelection, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says every mayor has a finite amount of time to hold that position — whether it be four years or eight years — and when you know, you just know. “I still didn’t feel in my heart that I should run again." “I just → Read More
'His Influence On Me Was Total': Rev. Jesse Jackson Remembers MLK
As he arrived at the Lorraine Hotel in the first week of April 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was accompanied by his familiar inner circle. No stranger a → Read More
Black Lives Matter Co-Founder On Gauging Success Of A Movement
How do you gauge the success of a movement? That was the first question Rose Scott asked Patrisse Khan Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Networ → Read More
Rev. Bernice King On Her Father’s Symbolic Speech
On Aug. 28, 1963, a sea of marchers carrying signs that read “We Demand Voting rights Now” and “End Segregated Rules in Public Schools” blanketed the Natio → Read More
'Closer Look' Host Rose Scott Discovers Her Family History
This is part of WABE’s ongoing series “Finding Your Roots.” “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.” airs Wednesday at 6 p.m. on PBA30 TV with an → Read More
Derreck Kayongo Tapped To Lead Atlanta’s Civil, Human Rights Center
Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights has tapped Derreck Kayongo to lead the institution. A native of Uganda, Kayongo and his family fled → Read More
Former Atlanta Mayor: FEMA Was Not Prepared For Katrina
On Aug. 23, 2005, a tropical storm began to take form. It grew stronger and roared through the central Bahamas, it was a hurricane in the making. Spending → Read More
Report Calls DeKalb County Government ‘Rotten To The Core’
In a letter to interim DeKalb County CEO Lee May, former Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers says corruption "starts at the top and has infected nearly → Read More
Reflections On Rachel Dolezal: When Race, Identity Collide
Two weeks ago, little was know about Rachel Dolezal. She's a part-time professor at Eastern Washington University, but now her bio and course description → Read More
Georgia Honors Gladys Knight With Highway Dedication
It’s not a midnight train, but Georgians can now ride on the Gladys Knight Highway. Lawmakers held a ceremony at the state capitol Tuesday to dedicate → Read More
Atlanta Veteran Recalls Vietnam War, Fall Of Saigon
Inside WABE studio four, as Cary King flips through a bulging red scrapbook, the decorated war veteran describes each item and relives a past that some → Read More
Pakistani Activist Fights For Female Education
Recently a forum on women’s education in Pakistan took place at Emory University. The keynote speaker was Mukhtar BiBi, a rape survivor, who’s now an → Read More
"The Class of 65" Recalls Racism and Prompts Forgiveness
Dear Greg, I expect you will be quite surprised to hear from me. If you remember me at all, it will likely be for unpleasant reasons. I was a classmate of → Read More
'The Class Of 65' Recalls Racism, Prompts Forgiveness
Dear Greg, I expect you will be quite surprised to hear from me. If you remember me at all, it will likely be for unpleasant reasons. I was a classmate of → Read More
A Global Passion, Dr. Helene Gayle Reflects as CARE CEO
For seven decades, the international organization CARE has had one core task, and that’s to help others. CARE, which is based in Atlanta, undertakes → Read More
Dashed Dreams: The Tragedy Of Annette Snell And Flight 242
Each year they gather to remember and keep the memories alive of those aboard Southern Airways Flight 242. On April 4, 1977, that flight from Huntsville, → Read More
Plight To Progress? Redeveloping West Atlanta Neighborhoods
Westside Works is a job training and community development program located about a mile from the site of the new Atlanta Falcons stadium. It’s supported by → Read More
"I Never Wanted To Be A Boy, Ever," A Talk With Britt, A Transgender Teen
14-year-old Britt Baldy’s favorite video games are “Dragon Age,” and “Skyrim.” She likes being able to customize her characters’ hair, clothing, and gender → Read More
Bobbi Kristina, Daughter Of Whitney Houston, Found Unresponsive In Bathtub
Police in Roswell, Georgia, say the daughter of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown was rushed to the hospital after found unresponsive early → Read More
At The Eye Of The Storm: Perception And Practice At Peachtree and Pine - Part 3
There are no elevators to get to the top. High above the 95,000-square-foot Peachtree-Pine shelter sits rows and rows of single beds. They’re not for → Read More