Miami based artist Shira Lee is a renaissance woman. She’s a folk and jazz musician in several different bands and an actress and a writer, playing a lead role in the recently released web-series GROWN, which follows the story of two young Haitian-American men making their way in Miami. Lee is also the brainchild behind the “Babawagon,” a mobile performance space here in South Florida funded by the Knight Foundation. On Sunday, Sept. 23, Lee will be performing at the Homegrown Music Festival at

The South Florida chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will host a panel Sunday, Sept. 23 that will look at all of the constitutional amendments on the November ballot. The ACLU has taken a public stance on a number of the amendments, including Amendment 4 (voting rights for felons), Amendment 6 (Marsy’s Law Amendment) and Amendment 11 (immigrants owning property). Melba Pearson is the Deputy Director for the ACLU Florida. She joined Sundial to explain some of the confusion

The city of Doral has a majority immigrant population; 82 percent are Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As of last year, 28 percent of Doral's 59,000 residents are Venezuelan-born, or more than one in four people, according to the mayor's office . Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez, who was born in Cuba, says that in order for the city's huge immigrant population to play a role in the region’s economy, newly arrived immigrants must learn the "rules" of the game. A new study from New

A new study from New American Economy (NAE) , a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, looks at how well cities across the country have “integrated” the immigrant population. The report looks at the educational attainment of immigrants, the percentage of immigrant entrepreneurs and number of registered voters. The cities of Miami and Doral are included in the report. Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez was part of a news conference on Monday in which the highlights

Ivan Nieves and David Torres, a couple from Puerto Rico, used to own a restaurant, hair salon and a boutique in San Juan. But one year ago, Hurricane Maria seriously damaged the business, leaving them unable to work. So in October, the two business owners moved to Miami, where they've since opened a new version of their restaurant La Social—this time a restaurant and bakery in Midtown Miami. They serve a variety of pastries, like goat cheese with sliced peaches, pistachio cheesecake with honey

As conversation and controversy swirls around family separation, Puerto Rico’s death toll and immigration activism, Maria Hinojosa is at the forefront. Considered one of the most prominent Latina journalists in the U.S., the host of NPR’s Latino USA is in South Florida for a special event on immigration and the First Amendment at Florida Atlantic University. She joined Sundial to discuss the event and key immigration stories Latino USA has been following. Miami-based journalist Alicia Menendez

As Hurricane Florence approached North and South Carolina Thursday, Cyndee O’Quinn from the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network joined Sundial to give us the latest details on the storm. A new poll from the National Hurricane Survival Initiative states one in five Floridians won’t evacuate during a hurricane. Craig Fugate is the former director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management and former administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He joined Sundial to talk about

Money is one of the biggest determinants when it comes to deciding whether to evacuate during a hurricane. The results of a 1,000-person questionnaire conducted by the National Hurricane Survival Initiative found one in five Floridians won’t evacuate during a hurricane. It also suggests Floridians aren’t as prepared as they should be for the storms.

Two immigration attorneys are fighting to protect the rights of LGBTQ asylum seekers facing persecution in their home countries. On Saturday, Sept. 15, O Cinema Wynwood is hosting a panel about immigration issues focused on how they impact the LGBTQ community. They will be screening a documentary web-series titled “Finding Home” about LGBTQ asylum seekers in Los Angeles. Patricia Hernandez is an immigration lawyer for Rotella & Hernandez, LLC Immigration & Family Law and has worked on a

Florida is less than two months away from the general election on Nov.6. In this year’s election, there are two races in the national spotlight: senator and governor. The Senate race is between Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott and the governor's race between Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and Congressman Ron DeSantis. Sundial talked to A.G. Gancarski , writer for Florida Politics, about the two major races on the ballot, governor and senator. On Saturday, Sept. 15 O Cinema Wynwood is