QNA: Questions Need Answers

How do you make local government feel connected to every neighborhood it represents?

On this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Linda Joseph, candidate for North Miami Beach City Commission Group 4, for a conversation about local government, community representation and the future of North Miami Beach.

Linda discusses her upbringing in Miami as the daughter of Haitian immigrants, her experiences attending Fl...

Does Tallahassee understand the communities affected by the decisions it makes?

On this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Florida State Representative Kevin Chambliss of House District 117 for a wide-ranging conversation about South Dade, public policy, community advocacy and the realities of serving in the Florida Legislature.

Chambliss shares his journey from growing up in Mississippi in a family with a h...

What standard should our community expect from its public schools?

On this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with former Miami Gardens Councilwoman, longtime educator and Miami-Dade County Public Schools District 1 candidate Katrina Wilson.

Wilson discusses her experience in education and public service, her decision to run for School Board and what she believes students and families throughout District 1 should...

What do our public schools really need from the people making decisions about them?

On this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with longtime educator and Miami-Dade County School Board District 1 candidate Linda Cothiere for a conversation about education, advocacy and public service.

Linda introduces herself as a mother, wife, educator and advocate for teachers, parents and students. Having spent years working w...

What does it take to move from professional success to building a lasting legacy?

On this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Kenasha Paul, Founder and CEO of Black Professionals Network (BPN), for a conversation about entrepreneurship, leadership, generational wealth, and creating economic opportunities within our communities.

Born and raised in Miami, Kenasha shares her journey through education, law, publi...

What happens when you outgrow the version of yourself that everyone else remembers?

On this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with longtime friend, media personality, entrepreneur and author Empress Ra for a wide-ranging conversation about music, media, entrepreneurship, personal growth and finding purpose in a new season of life.

Empress reflects on her journey from pursuing music and studying journalism and PR...

What does a second chance actually look like?

For Desmond Meade, the question is personal.

Before becoming one of Florida’s most recognizable voting-rights advocates, Desmond experienced incarceration, homelessness and addiction. At one of the lowest moments of his life, he found himself standing beside railroad tracks questioning whether his life still had value.

His story did not end there.

Recovery led to education. Education ...

What do you learn about government once you're on the inside?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Miami Gardens Councilwoman Katrina Baskin for an honest conversation about what happens when a community advocate becomes the person responsible for helping government deliver.

Born and raised in Miami Gardens, Katrina's journey into politics wasn't part of some lifelong plan. She was an educator and comm...

What does it mean to educate beyond the classroom?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with longtime educator, coach, mentor, and community advocate Ashley Toussaint for a conversation about education, identity, youth development, community building, and the responsibility to pour back into the places that helped shape us.

Ashley reflects on more than two decades in education and the experiences that shape...

What does it take to deliver results when government is increasingly divided?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones for a conversation about legislative experience, political division, bipartisanship, accountability, affordability, and what it takes to turn relationships into results.

Drawing from 14 years of legislative experience, Shevrin reflects on how Tallahassee...

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Broadway Harewood for a conversation about community service, homeownership, economic stability, financial knowledge, and moving from helping people with immediate needs to addressing the systems behind those needs.

Broadway shares his own experience of working, saving, buying property, learning how to maintain it, and using ownership as a tool for building greater...

What happens when schools start listening again?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Thera Johnson, write-in candidate for Miami-Dade County School Board District 1, for a conversation about making public education more responsive to the students, parents, teachers, and communities it serves.

Thera discusses the importance of giving students a larger voice in education, creating stronger communicatio...

How do you fight poverty through policy?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Christine Sanon Jules, candidate for Florida State Senate District 34, for a conversation about poverty, economic stability, housing, jobs, healthcare, and what government can do to help families move beyond simply surviving.

Christine shares how community activism and voter engagement shaped her approach to public service an...

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Marshall L. Davis, longtime arts administrator, community leader, and congressional candidate, for a conversation about what it takes to intentionally invest in people and communities.

Marshall reflects on his decades of work with the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center and the philosophy behind helping transform it into an institution focused on serious arts edu...

What would it take for our public schools to become the first choice for families?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with James Wright, candidate for Miami-Dade County School Board District 1, for a conversation about what it takes to build a safer, more responsive, and more competitive public school system.

Drawing from his experience in law enforcement, executive leadership, public administration, smal...

How do you turn the problems people experience every day into policy that actually changes their lives?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Miami-Dade County Commissioner and former Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert for a conversation about leadership, problem-solving, economic development, affordability, and building stronger communities.

Oliver reflects on his experience leading Miami Gardens and s...

What does bold leadership look like when the stakes are high?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Florida State Representative Angie Nixon for a conversation about political courage, community organizing, working families, and what happens when an organizer becomes a lawmaker.

Before elected office, Angie spent nearly two decades organizing around issues affecting everyday people. Now, after six years...

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Opa-locka Mayor John Taylor, candidate for Florida House District 109, for a conversation about what he's learned from governing at the local level and why he believes those lessons can be taken to Tallahassee.

John reflects on his journey from commissioner to vice mayor and mayor, as well as the challenges of leading a city operating under state financial oversigh...

Miami is growing—but who is that growth actually benefiting?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Satin Fye, candidate for Florida House District 109, for a wide-ranging conversation about the economic realities facing working people in Miami.

We get into Miami's cost of living, wages, affordable housing, gentrification and displacement, homelessness, development, government resources residents d...