Members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Safety Commission, the state commission investigating the Parkland school shooting, met this week at the BB&T Center in Sunrise. WLRN education reporter Jessica Bakeman joined Sundial to discuss developments during the meeting, like the review of what school districts are doing to keep students safe, the possibility of grading schools on the safety programs and the failure to look further into the issue of mental health. Bakeman also

Although the entertainment industry in the United States has helped advance a more tolerant and inclusive public perception of sexual minorities, Spanish-language television networks are still marginalizing and misrepresenting the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) community in scripted programming. LGBTQ characters in telenovelas and popular drama series produced in Miami and Latin America are often conceived with pejorative features, and presented through the prism of

Research shows black and Latino children with autism spectrum disorder are often diagnosed much later in life than white children. A later diagnosis leads to fewer opportunities for treatment and intervention for communities of color according to doctors from the University of Miami -- Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. Geremy Miles, an 8-year old black boy, was diagnosed with autism at age five, once he had already enrolled in kindergarten. Typically these

Efforts in both Miami-Dade County and Tallahassee are seeking to put an end the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX). MDX was created in 1994 by the Miami-Dade County Commission and is a user-funded transportation agency whose purpose is to improve mobility. Politicians and residents are debating whether the state or county should keep the money that MDX collects via tolls, and others have suggested creating a new authority. Miami Herald reporter Doug Hanks has been following the story and

A two-day conference at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens is convening the faith community to discuss how the social impact of climate change can be tackled through religious dialogue. The 2nd International Conference on Climate, Nature, and Society began on Thursday with a series of talks and panels discussing challenges the faith community faces when discussing science. The environmental organization The Nature Conservancy Florida is a partner in the event. Representatives from the

A new tool created by the University of Miami Center for Civic and Community Engagement identifies potential land around Miami-Dade County that can be used for affordable housing. Called LAND, which stands for " Land Access for Neighborhood Development ," it identifies parcels of empty or underutilized land. Robin Bachin, an assistant provost of the civic center who's led the project, said the project team had discovered 500 million square feet of such land across Miami-Dade County while working

For the past 68 years the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition has brought fun amusement park rides, funnel cakes and magic shows to South Florida. But it's more than just fun; organizers also want to educate kids on the agriculture industry. This year's fair, which has been going since March 14, is training the future generation of farmers. An estimated $104 billion is generated annually from agriculture in Florida. It is a key part of Florida’s economy, but nationwide, the agriculture

The Miami Herald's “ The Influencer Series” is an effort launched by the newspaper in 2018 to engage Florida leaders and readers with some of the most pressing policy issues in the Sunshine State. This year Miami Herald spoke with 50 of the top so-called "influencers" from across the state. Kristin Roberts is the editor running The Influencer Series and joined Sundial to talk about how the project aims to identify solutions to the policy problems Floridians care most about. The United States

Richard Blanco is coming home. Wherever that is. What the poet has learned -- as the son of Cuban exiles growing up in Miami, then wandering, traveling and living around the country, and getting chosen to read his poem "One Today" at President Obama's second inauguration -- is that the idea of home is something that shifts. Now he's in Miami to discuss his new collection of poems , "How to Love a Country," at Coral Gables Congregational Church. In the fall, he's moving back from Maine to teach