Independent Sources - Season 9 (2008)

On this edition of Independent Sources, hosted by Garry Pierre-Pierre, we learn about how the city is bucking a national trend and encouraging more immigrant entrepreneurs and people of color to open small business. Then we meet a young computer programmer who has started an app that highlights the diverse authors and characters in literature.

On this edition of Independent Sources, hosted by Garry Pierre-Pierre, why is the city's court system failing its non-English-speaking immigrants. One woman's journey from undocumented immigrants, to high-powered Wall Street analyst, to immigration advocate. Then, some workers in Queens take to the streets to fight for their rights after a Homeland Security audit of their workplace.

On this edition of Independent Sources, hosted by Zyphus Lebrun, new research shows that some food and beverage companies are directly targeting high risk populations in the Bronx with advertisements for unhealthy food. We talk about the spike in hate crimes across the country. Then we learn more about the effort to get Americans to read more books featuring diverse characters and written by more authors of color.

This episode takes a special look at female Muslim athletes and their growing role in the battle against Islamophobia in the United States. Guests include Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir who was instrumental in the reversal of the International Basketball Federation - FIBA's, ban on Hijabs and Aya Elsekhely who is trying to help other Muslim women in their athletic careers.