Episode Details

On this edition of Independent Sources hosted by Garry Pierre-Pierre, we speak to Nayaba Arinde of the New York Amsterdam News and Kassandra Frederique of the Drug Policy Alliance about the move towards legalizing marijuana in New York City. We speak to Victoria Hofmo about the significance of Norwegian immigrants to New York City on the eve of the community’s celebrating its 200th anniversary of independence from Denmark. Then we profile Fanya Heller, a Holocaust survivor who is using her terrible tale of despair to inspire inner city teens.