Resources to Help Maui
Special Edition: We've compiled a list of resources and organizations that are accepting donations in case you're looking for ways to help Maui after the tragic wildfires.
Turning Up the Heat on Landlords
On Sunday, January 9, a defective space heater started a deadly fire in an apartment building in the Bronx. New York City's officials said that more than 60 people were injured and 17 were killed, including children. The building had been popular with new immigrants from The Gambia, in West Africa. Ambassador Dawda Docka Fadera, the Gambian ambassador to the U.S., expressed sorrow and shock on behalf of the Gambian diaspora in the U.S. and Gambians abroad, saying, "It's so sad that this horrific and tragic incident took so many lives, and left many people fighting for their lives."