Closer Look: State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler Talks Unemployment Rate, Workforce Development; Morehouse School of Medicine Study Identifies Risk and Resilience To Cardiovascular Disease in Atlanta
Closer Look: State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler Talks Unemployment Rate, Workforce Development; Morehouse School of Medicine Study Identifies Risk and Resilience To Cardiovascular Disease in Atlanta
January 22, 2020
Thursday, January 23, 2020 on “Closer Look with Rose Scott:”
00:00: Rose Scott gives a news brief on former Georgia House Democratic leader Stacey Abram’s address at Morehouse College this evening.
And, in other news, newly-filed state legislation aims to prevent discrimination of African American students or employees who wear their hair naturally.
01:20: Georgia’s latest unemployment numbers are at record lows. Will this continue into 2020? State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler joins “Closer Look” in studio to share his outlook for the year ahead. To find a job through the Georgia Department of Labor click here.
31:51: Dr. Herman Taylor, director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and Dr. Melvin Echols, the Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at Morehouse School of Medicine, join “Closer Look” in studio to discuss the finding of their latest research, which studied risk and resilience to cardiovascular disease in black communities in Atlanta.
Dr. Melvin Echols, director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at Morehouse School of Medicine and Dr. Herman Taylor, director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, join “Closer Look with Rose Scott” in-studio for a live interview to discuss cardiovascular resiliency among African Americans in Atlanta. (Photo credit: LaShawn Hudson)
“Closer Look” is produced by Candace Wheeler, Grace Walker and LaShawn Hudson.
