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Black homeownership in Atlanta continues to fall; Pollen season arrives early

Black homeownership in Atlanta continues to fall; Pollen season arrives early

Closer Look with Rose Scott

March 16, 202350m 36s

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Show Notes

According to data gathered by LendingTree, Atlanta ranks seventh in the nation among cities with the lowest percentage of black homeowners. Ashani O'Mard, the senior vice president for Strategic Housing Investments at the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, and Karen Hatcher, the CEO and head broker for Sovereign Realty and Management, discuss the homeownership gap for Blacks in metro Atlanta and how they are working to close it.

Spring is just days away, but the pollen season is here. Lewis Ziska, a professor at Columbia University, and Brooke Lappe, a research scientist and doctoral student at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, discuss why pollen season came early this year and what Georgians can do to protect themselves. 

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