Closer Look: Amazon HQ2; 2 Atlanta-Area Students Selected As Rhodes Scholars; And More

Monday on “Closer Look with Rose Scott”:

• 0:00: Rose Scott gives a news brief on the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement today that it will not review a case of a Georgia woman who says she was harassed at work and forced from her job because she is a lesbian. On behalf of Jameka Evans, Lambda Legal was asking the high court to review the case under the claims that sexual orientation discrimination violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Evans was working in Savannah as a security guard at the Georgia Regional Hospital.
• 1:10: Earlier this year, cities and states around the country were putting in their bids to become home to Amazon’s second headquarters. Now that all of the proposals have been submitted, what’s next in Amazon’s search for a second home? And where does Georgia fit in? We ask John Haber, a leading expert on retail, logistics, and transportation.
• 20:57: The holidays are a time when many try to support charitable organizations and causes. Recently, members of Food Not Bombs, a local organization that provides meals to the homeless, received a citation because they were without the proper permitting. We begin a series of conversations on feeding Atlanta’s homeless community with Adele MacLean, an activist with Food Not Bombs.
• 36:02: Since 1902, the U.S. Rhodes Scholarship has been awarded to students around the country who are outstanding in their “scholarly achievements [and also] for their character, commitment to others and to the common good.” Two Atlanta-area college students are recipients of the 2018 Rhodes Scholarship. A conversation with Chelsea Jackson of Emory University and Calvin Runnels of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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