Black Pastors Announce Boycott of Home Depot; Two Georgia Law Associations Launch National Initiative To Combat Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans; Local Doctors Encourage Community Engagement To Combat COVID Vaccine Hesitancy

Closer Look with Rose Scott

English - April 20, 2021 19:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
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WABE reporter Emil Moffatt joins "Closer Look" to discuss why a group of Georgia-based Black pastors is calling for a boycott of Home Depot. Plus, Sara Hamilton, the president of the Korean American Bar Association of Georgia, and Angela Hsu, the president of the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association, talk with Rose about a new national initiative to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans and share how their organizations are partnering together to help the families of the victims killed in the Atlanta-area spa shootings. Lastly, Dr. Dhaval Desai, the director of hospital medicine at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, and Dr. Lily Immergluck, a pediatrician and professor at Morehouse School of Medicine, discuss the importance of combating COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy to reach herd immunity.

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