Gwinnett Commissioners oppose Mulberry cityhood; CFPB on Biden’s plan to lower overdraft fees; New book explores Latino history in the South; Tribute to Dr. Gwendolyn Harris Middlebrooks

Senate Bill 333, which supports the creation of the City of Mulberry in Gwinnett County, awaits Governor Kemp’s signature. Rose recently interviewed Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, who sponsored House Bill 869, which is a duplicate bill of Senate Bill 333. Today, we hear from Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chair Nicole Love Hendrickson. She discusses the commissioners’ opposition to the proposed cityhood movement.

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Americans paid nearly $9 Billion in overdraft fees in 2022. Brian Shearer, the senior advisor at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, discusses the challenges consumers are having with increasing overdraft and junk fees and what the federal government is doing to protect consumers.

Plus, funeral services are being held today for Dr. Gwendolyn Harris Middlebrooks, a civil rights activist and beloved educator. In her honor, we revisit a conversation Rose had with Middlebrooks and other members of the Atlanta Student Movement. During the discussion, Middlebrooks recalls her participation in sit-ins.  

Lastly, Cecilia Marquez, an assistant professor of history at Duke University, discusses her book, “Making the Latino South: A History of Racial Formation.”