NYC's Gambian Community Leads Bronx Fire Relief Efforts

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 12, 2022

A significant number of the victims in Sunday's deadly Bronx apartment fire were from the West African nation of Gambia. Salim Drammeh, president of the Gambian Youth Organization which put together a GoFundMe page to raise donations for those affected by the fire, talks about relief efforts and experiences from the Gambian community in the Bronx and in the listening area. Plus, a few minutes with Gambian ambassador to the United States Dawda Docka Fadera, who traveled to the Bronx to offer offer condolences.

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