This edition: Eating Smarter
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Original tape date: December 9, 2013. First aired: December 11, 2013.On this edition of Independent Sources, we explore some of the difficulties New York City's Department of Education and its partners face as they try to make public school lunches healthier. We meet Marjorie Bibbons, a woman whose charity work has helped thousands of people and has lead to her getting national recognition. Then we profile Operation Fight Back, a grassroots organization in East Harlem that once battled drug dealers and now provides affordable housing for low-income Harlem residents.
Guest List
Marjorie Bibbons President, Healing Hands Helping Broken Hearts, Inc.
Ingrid Calvo Co-Founder, IN'BOX Smart and Tasty
Judith R. Escalona Independent Sources
Abi Ishola-Ayodeji Independent Sources
Sarah Pizon Independent Sources
Jennifer J. Raab President, Hunter College/CUNY
Gustavo Rosado Executive Director, El Barrios Operation Fightback, Inc.
Stéphanie Rubin Co-Founder, IN'BOX Smart and Tasty
Lisa Suriano Co-Chair, New York Coalition for Healthy School Food
