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Mika here and I'm BAAAAACK...with a good one. Listen up: If you wanna organize for Black Lives here in Charleston? Cool, there's somethings you should keep in mind before you do. Here are my 10 Organizer Commandments (subject to change). Catch me on Twitch Monday thru Friday from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM twitch.tv/mikagadsden This podcast is people powered. Here's how you can show support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp, @mikagadsden Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com

Host Mika Gadsden shares her thoughts on the unchecked violence of local White Nationalists and their elected official sympathizers, Nancy Mace's star turn as a dubious darling of the GOP and the mysterious deaths of Jason Cooper and Jamal Sutherland. Sign-up for the Charleston Activist Newsletter: bit.ly/CANLIST This podcast is people powered. Here's how you can show support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com

Mika sits down with local activist and leader with the Charleston-based Black Liberation Fund, Latisha Imara. Also, Mika features a short excerpt from candidate for State Attorney in Florida, Monique Worrell. Support Latisha & BLF: facebook.com/blackliberationfund Join The Book Club: forms.gle/vPXYSsf2gPZ9PayK7 September's Selection, Charleston Syllabus: ugapress.org/book/9780820349572…arleston-syllabus/ New to the show? Check out this previous episode: User-150973509 – Read-these-books-by-black-women Sign-up for the Charleston Activist Newsletter: bit.ly/CANLIST This podcast is people powered. Here's how you can show support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com

As local Charleston media outlets follow the national, mainstream narrative of fear and violence, Mika speaks about how local white leaders and elected officials have justified white supremacist vigilante violence and what that means for the local movement. Excerpts from Carol Anderson and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are included. Join The Book Club: forms.gle/vPXYSsf2gPZ9PayK7 September's Selection, Charleston Syllabus: ugapress.org/book/9780820349572…arleston-syllabus/ New to the show? Check out this previous episode: User-150973509 – Read-these-books-by-black-women Sign-up for the Charleston Activist Newsletter: bit.ly/CANLIST This podcast is people powered. Here's how you can show support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com

This episode is dedicated to the trailblazing Black women of Charleston who, in 1927, established the Book Lovers' Club. Listen in as Mika kicks off her 1st ever book club meeting featuring the authors of Denmark Vesey's Garden, the August 2020 selection, Ethan J. Kytle and Blain Roberts. To watch the virtual meet-up with closed captions and ASL interpretation, click here: youtu.be/t_2TWCJ0p6c Join My Book Club: forms.gle/vPXYSsf2gPZ9PayK7 September's Selection, Charleston Syllabus: ugapress.org/book/9780820349572…arleston-syllabus/ New to the show? Check out this previous episode: soundcloud.com/user-150973509/read-these-books-by-black-women Sign-up for the Charleston Activist Newsletter: bit.ly/CANLIST This podcast is people powered. Here's how you can show support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwo

Mika introduces listeners to some new, old and soon to be favorite reads authored or edited by Black women. Join My Book Club: https://forms.gle/vPXYSsf2gPZ9PayK7 September's Selection, Charleston Syllabus: https://ugapress.org/book/9780820349572/charleston-syllabus/ New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/LatriceWilliamsOnMicdUp Sign-up for the Charleston Activist Newsletter: bit.ly/CANLIST This podcast is people powered. Here's how you can show support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com Content/Clips featured in this episode: Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers https://youtu.be/cmAxcRtv8qo Morgan Jerkins https://youtu.be/167nwN6fZZQ Saidiya Hartman https://youtu.be/bG5Y8NDdGtY Carol Anderson https://youtu.be/oDHJmOIiFho Keisha N. Blain/Chad

Park Ranger Chris Barr of the Reconstruction Era Historical National Park joins host, Mika Gadsden, for a enlightening conversation about what is, arguably, South Carolina's most progressive moment in political history - - Reconstruction. More on the Reconstruction Era Historical National Park: https://t.co/HbW1yDNLau?amp=1 Follow Them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReconstructNPS?s=20 Book Recommendations: The Journal of Charlotte L. Forten: A Free Negro in the Slave Era https://bookshop.org/books/the-journal-of-charlotte-l-forten-a-free-negro-in-the-slave-era/9780393000467 Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Black-Reconstruction-in-America-1860-1880/David-Levering-Lewis/9780684856575 Stony The Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow https://bookshop.org/books/stony-the-road-reconstruction-white-supremacy-and-the-rise-of-jim-crow/9780525559559 Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 https://booksho

Mika pays tribute to the life and legacy of Rep. John Lewis and highlights how some of his work intersected with leaders here in South Carolina during the Civil Rights Movement. Learn more about South Carolina's Civil Rights history: https://columbiasc63.com/ Book Recommendations: Champions of Civil and Human Rights in South Carolina Volume 1: Dawn of the Movement Era, 1955–1967 https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2016/7724.html Freedom Summer https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/303324/freedom-summer-by-bruce-watson/ New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship Sign-up for the Charleston Activist Newsletter: bit.ly/CANLIST I run on love and support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com Clip used in the show: Democr

A candid conversation between two organizers based in the Carolinas. Support Lexi and her work via CashApp: $thelexi91

Host Mika chats with friend, commercial oysterman and activist, Cyrus Buffum, to discuss the current state of environmental advocacy in Charleston, SC. Also!...The two discuss the work and life of Maryville native, Biologist Ernest Everett Just. Ernest Everett Just: https://www.biography.com/scientist/ernest-everett-just Cyrus' Suggestions: The City Podcast - https://www.thecitypodcast.com/podcast_episode/six-stories/ The Color of Law -bit.ly/CyrusSaysColorOfLaw New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship Sign-up for the Charleston Activist Newsletter: bit.ly/CANLIST I run on love and support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com Clip used in the show: https://youtu.be/5qUM0vb-ZaI

Whether it be a "mysterious communication system" that the enslaved created to spread the news about Union gunboats coming to free them from the shores of the Combahee River to John Henry McCray and his newspapers, Black folk have long crafted tools to dispense vital information within their communities. On this episode, Mika discusses the subversive methods Gullah/Black people relied upon in their fight for freedom. Also, listen to the debut of Benny Starr's Lighthouse, a song inspired by the life and work of John Henry McCray the creator of the historic Lighthouse and Informer newspaper. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship Sign-up for the Charleston Activist Newsletter: bit.ly/CANLIST I run on love and support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork Email Mik

She's Back! Host Mika Gadsden shares her thoughts on what inspires her activism, the legendary life and work of Harriet Tubman. A.K.A. She Moses. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship Sign-up for the Charleston Activist Newsletter: http://bit.ly/CANLIST I run on love and support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com Clip used in the show: https://youtu.be/Ul09jwM9F98

*Please Rate, Favorite, Share & Subscribe* AccelerateSC kicks into high gear in the Palmetto State. Mika explains what that may mean for South Carolina residents. As rain ravages Charleston late on Thursday, lowcountry residents wade through significant flooding. Reporting/Clips Used In The Show: WSAV3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R44BmRGiZeI CSPAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-arlwlAG4Q Post & Courier https://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/PostCourier/Default.aspx WLTX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFbJFNnCOHQ&t=100s Live 5 News https://www.live5news.com/2020/04/23/first-alert-severe-storms-possible-thursday-afternoon-evening/ New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship I run on love and support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet Emai

*Please Rate, Favorite, Share & Subscribe* Mika breaksdown Gov. Henry McMaster's recent decision to keep schools closed for the duration of the school year and whether of not South Carolina is "Re-opening" too soon. Reporting/Clips Used In The Show: WYFF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQAar3C-c2M NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/22/840526338/is-the-u-s-testing-enough-for-covid-19-as-debate-rages-on-heres-how-to-know Post & Courier https://www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/lee-and-beaufort-counties-couldnt-be-more-different-but-both-have-been-hit-hard-by/article_758751c8-84b4-11ea-a5cd-1ff59bdddd9d.html WLTX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTdRNoTsU7c WCBD https://youtu.be/FhocSgYH-Lg WCNC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gE9zXLKWpo New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship I run on love and support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activ

*Please Rate, Favorite, Share & Subscribe* All eyes are on Southern states like South Carolina as they roll out their plans to reopen local economies and public spaces amid the coronavirus pandemic. Also, learn more about the nearly $500 billion stimulus package that was approved by the Senate on Tuesday. Reporting/Clips Used In The Show: PBS Newshour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrjCi1K_ujM&t=332s The NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/coronavirus-us-hot-spots-reopening.html Post & Courier https://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/PostCourier/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=POCO%2F2020%2F04%2F22&entity=Ar00104&sk=96F216BB&mode=text WLTX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS7UIkQCdmA WCBD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGGl75uiYzA WSOC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSjrPQ2xnag The View https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08d7BLUPSBA&t=4s ABC News/GMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COruLNO6ZaA&t=176s New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSo

*Please Rate, Favorite, Share & Subscribe* Mika revisits Gov. Henry McMaster's Monday public address regarding his plans to roll back restrictions on businesses and public spaces amid the coronavirus crisis. Also, COVID-19 reporting from the Post and Courier's MK Wildeman is highlighted. Reporting/Clips Used In The Show: The State https://www.thestate.com/news/coronavirus/article242092461.html#storylink=mainstage_lead The NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/coronavirus-us-hot-spots-reopening.html Post & Courier https://www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/sc-is-forging-ahead-to-reopen-but-doesnt-meet-some-of-trumps-standards-to-start/article_1e751fc4-8328-11ea-a9b3-436d39a283bd.html WLTX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAtHuMR2D1c WCNC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPeAK8GeYwk WCBD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub0pQ3-yvHA New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship I run on love and support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Suppor

*Please Rate, Favorite, Share & Subscribe* Another Tornado warning threatens the Lowcountry. Governor Henry McMaster pushes forward with his Accelerate South Carolina plans as he issues orders that include re-opening of beaches, retail locations and more. Charleston County Survey: https://www.holycitysinner.com/2020/04/18/charleston-county-to-receive-federal-grant-funding-in-response-to-covid-19/ Clips Used In The Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUNHCle_TXo&t=259s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXNKpzxDmDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdSXpWmGS3I https://www.counton2.com/weather/latest-forecast/ New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship I run on love and support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com

*Please Rate, Favorite, Share & Subscribe* Mika interviews Spartanburg-based Latrice Williams, MA LPN about mental health and wellness within the African American community and during the Coronavirus pandemic. More About Latrice Williams: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/latrice-williams-spartanburg-sc/442398 Clips Used In The Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5dxqgps-Xs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1blnmyfTeZY New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship I run on love and support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Support this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com

*Please Rate, Favorite, Share & Subscribe* Governor Henry McMaster rolls out his "Accerlate South Carolina" plan to reopen state businesses and, thus, the economy. Also, Mika previews her Mic'd Up interview with licensed counselor, Latrice Williams, MA LPC, where the two discuss mental health and wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpTamishaHardeeRNMSN I run on lovesupport: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com Reporting featured in this episode: WLTX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAIj6-nKboQ&t=142s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtmDEzNL6Ag WCNC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBOotnnhRbo WCBD https://www.youtube.c

*Please Rate, Favorite, Share & Subscribe* The Coronavirus disproportionately impacts Black/African American communities in alarming ways. Mika highlights local and national news reporting featuring notable names like South Carolina Senator, Tim Scott and South Carolina native, Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton. Also, hear from Philadelphia-based Critical Care Nurse, Tamisha Hardee, RN MSN as she busts myths that have run rampant within the Black community. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpTamishaHardeeRNMSN I run on lovesupport: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com Reporting featured in this episode: The Post & Courier https://www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19