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*Please Rate, Like, Share & Subscribe* The Holy City Sinner's Christian Senger joins Mika to discuss how he's turned one of Charleston's most popular blogs into a go-to resource for locals attempting to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: https://bit.ly/MicdUpWithRevRivers 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3QaK4SvYrs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoY8npVv4Qw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDaj21gqnpA

*Please Rate, Like, Share & Subscribe* Mika reports on the devastating tornadoes that tore through South Carolina on Monday morning, further complicating efforts to battle through the Coronavirus pandemic. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/CandaceLivingston I run on love & community support: 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGVClgcaeg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFkFpvUW00g&t=125s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PgHZ44vW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIst66aY1Nw&t=64s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI-kVsVpGB4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0G53EsJXKQ&t=403s

*Please Rate & Subscribe* Mika gives listeners an idea of what Easter Sunday was like for places of worship practicing social distancing in the age of COVID-19. Plus, a classic clip from Walter Edgar's Journal highlights the contributions of South Carolina health care trailblazer, Anna Decosta Banks. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/CandaceLivingston I run on love & community support: 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9B3MfGF_WQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95tchyasefY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVB-JEz7TA https://www.npr.org/transcripts/831397897 https://www.npr.org/2020/04/11/830

*Please Rate & Subscribe* Mika updates listeners on how the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately ravaging the Black community. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/CandaceLivingston I run on love & community support: 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dq1uRyya4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8eDzI4MiYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMwxXZdTxe8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgK4r-3XMgA&t=45s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pogyf06Dbzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkgBVjvCc5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4P6GF3O-vw

*Please Rate & Subscribe!* PPEs arrive in the City of Charleston, Mayor Sumney issues a special request to his church going constituents and State Reps. head back to the Statehouse for a special session. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/CandaceLivingston I run on love & community support: 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J3syrrxUEg https://www.live5news.com/2020/04/08/charleston-city-councilman-pushes-plan-help-small-businesses/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKsrIcKy_es https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsgGtR0a3F0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9LK-KsoZ48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Mika shares reporting on the recent layoffs at MUSC. Also, hear what Sen. Tim Scott has to say about South Carolina's current unemployment numbers. And finally, Mika pays homage to South Carolina health care great, Maude Callen. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpWithRevRivers I run on love & community support: 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJki_Ti9RQ&t=149s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZnveOj57F0&t=186s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7DvG4-qdeQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23KbjWywWog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xGStIjkMKc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjYL1xvCC

Florida based organizer Rhyane Wagner joins Mika to discuss why coastal communities like Charleston may need to look beyond COVID-19 and begin Disaster Resiliency planning now, before Hurricane Season. But first, Mika brings you up to speed on how the Coronavirus pandemic is currently impacting Lowcountry communities. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpWithRevRivers I run on love & community support: 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdKGPx_yMbM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDbxBToHAg0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdZEQudS_z0&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBXss96VnZU https:/

Mika updates Lowcountry listeners on breaking COVID-19 news from the weekend, plus, she lifts up the health care work and legacy of South Carolina legend, Modjeska Simkins. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpWithRevRivers I run on love & community support: 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4gqbk_KYlM&t=267s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP1-0h-wph8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjdd0CYjA4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG9xGVPMDxM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okt6YVa8nMg&t=95s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29A4x1B2JKk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIe3SwoV_zI

Dr. June Murray joins Mika, on 3-16-20, for a conversation about mental health and wellness amid the #COVID19 crisis. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship I run on love & community support: 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

The Post and Courier's Avery Wilks joins Mika to discuss the impact that the Coronavirus is having on rural Clarendon County, South Carolina. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship I run on love & community support: 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLQ69J5nta8&t=14s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqQwpa3ginI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfvgrbs7es4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZKvlbUiNp4 https://www.live5news.com/2020/04/02/sc-school-districts-file-food-requirement-waivers-covid-affects-supply-chain/

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control removes a helpful COVID-19 tracking tool from their website causing a stir among the general public. Also, Mika interviews local civil rights icon and Order of the Palmetto recipient, Rev. Nelson B. Rivers, III. Listen as Rev. Rivers outlines how Black and marginalized communities need to organize NOW to gain access to resources that will enable them to bounce back after the pandemic. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship I run on love & community support: 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wyrDKVquFI https://

As a mass emergency text alert from state officials sends folks scrambling for information, Lowcountry folks deal with more restrictions and closures amid the COVID-19 crisis. Plus, host Mika sits down for an exclusive (impromptu)kitchen table interview with her Pops, Ben Gadsden, as he heads to work at a local grocery store.

Award winning Health and Tech reporter with the Post & Courier, MK Wildeman joins Mika for an interview to discuss how the Coronavirus has impacted local healthcare. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpSouthernScholarship I run on love & community support: 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: https://youtu.be/YJU7m7RSCPk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYgJrYjN67I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xkgWVos63k

Mika discusses COVID-19 news that broke over the weekend including Congressman Joe Cunningham's Coronavirus diagnosis, the recent mobilization of our National Guard, the closing of Folly Beach and more! New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/DrKatieDudleyOnTourism I run on love & community support: 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 Local Reporting Featured in this Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ-XIEohHKY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r661gGZH_wk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj7r__BSyZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZIQykDB8Ro

Mika gives you part 2 of her interview with Dr. Katie Dudley as they continue their discussion on tourism culture in the South. THEN! Mika sits down with Dr. Jhacova Williams of the Economic Policy Institute to discuss her scholarship regarding voter suppression and its ties to historical lynchings and how Confederate iconography impacts local, Southern economies. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MariahParkerOnMicdUp I run on love & community support: 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

Gov. Henry McMaster deems Shelter-In-Place law unnecessary in South Carolina at this time. Mika helps to keep you current on that bit of COVID-19 news and much more! Catch up on Mic'd Up: bit.ly/DrKatieDudleyOnTourism *Mandatory Reading* MK Wildeman Reporting: bit.ly/MKCOVIDReporting , bit.ly/MKICUMap Mikaela Porter Reporting: https://www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/charleston-committee-delays-vote-to-set-up-small-business-bridge/article_6e9c57e0-6f89-11ea-b3f6-6ff817b0b31b.html -CDC www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc…are/prevention.html Additional Local Links: -SC DHEC www.scdhec.gov/infectious-diseas…ase-2019-covid-19 -MUSC Telemedicine (use code: COVID19) campaigns.muschealth.org/virtual-care/index.html -South Carolina Emergency Management Division www.scemd.org/ -Charleston City Paper www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/…id=30891133 - Charleston County School District: www.ccsdschools.com/ -The Post and Courier COVID-19 Tracker, www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/ -Lowcountry Foodbank,

The US Senate just passed a $2 Trillion Stimulus Relief Package and Mika helps you understand what that means for folks in the Palmetto State and what happened to SC Senators Graham and Scott's amendment calling for a reduction in Unemployment Benefits. Catch up on Mic'd Up: bit.ly/DrKatieDudleyOnTourism *Mandatory Reading* MK Wildeman Reporting: bit.ly/MKCOVIDReporting , bit.ly/MKICUMap -CDC www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc…are/prevention.html Additional Local Links: -SC DHEC www.scdhec.gov/infectious-diseas…ase-2019-covid-19 -MUSC Telemedicine (use code: COVID19) campaigns.muschealth.org/virtual-care/index.html -South Carolina Emergency Management Division www.scemd.org/ -Charleston City Paper www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/…id=30891133 - Charleston County School District: www.ccsdschools.com/ -The Post and Courier COVID-19 Tracker, www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/ -Lowcountry Foodbank, www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/covid-19-response/ -Xfinity COVID-19, corporate.comcast.com/covid-19 I

The City of Charleston just became the 1st city in South Carolina to enact "Shelter-In-Place" laws. Listen as Mika shares with you what this means for daily life in the Holy City amid the COVID-19 crisis. -CDC www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc…are/prevention.html Additional Local Links: -SC DHEC www.scdhec.gov/infectious-diseas…ase-2019-covid-19 -MUSC Telemedicine (use code: COVID19) campaigns.muschealth.org/virtual-care/index.html -South Carolina Emergency Management Division www.scemd.org/ -Charleston City Paper www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/…id=30891133 - Charleston County School District: www.ccsdschools.com/ -The Post and Courier COVID-19 Tracker, www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/ -Lowcountry Foodbank, www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/covid-19-response/ -Xfinity COVID-19, corporate.comcast.com/covid-19 New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/DrKatieDudleyOnTourism I run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Get exclusive content by

Mic'd Up host, Mika Gadsden, back with another COVID_19 update for Lowcountry listeners for Tuesday, March 24th. Be sure to check out the links below for more information. -CDC www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc…are/prevention.html Additional Local Links: -SC DHEC https://www.scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19 -MUSC Telemedicine (use code: COVID19) campaigns.muschealth.org/virtual-care/index.html -South Carolina Emergency Management Division www.scemd.org/ -Charleston City Paper https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/list-latest-covid-19-updates-and-how-charlestonians-can-prepare/Content?oid=30891133 - Charleston County School District: www.ccsdschools.com/ -The Post and Courier COVID-19 Tracker, www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/ -Lowcountry Foodbank, www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/covid-19-response/ -Xfinity COVID-19, corporate.comcast.com/covid-19 New to the show? Check out this previous episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/micd…i=1000468980945 I run

Here with another special edition of Mic'd Up, Mika catches you up on breaking news from the weekend as Charleston continues to grapple with the fallout from COVID-19. -CDC www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc…are/prevention.html Additional Links: -MUSC Telemedicine (use code: COVID19) campaigns.muschealth.org/virtual-care/index.html -South Carolina Emergency Management Division www.scemd.org/ - Charleston County School District: www.ccsdschools.com/ -The Post and Courier COVID-19 Tracker, www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/ -Lowcountry Foodbank, www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/covid-19-response/ -Xfinity COVID-19, corporate.comcast.com/covid-19 New to the show? Check out this previous episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/micd-up-on-ohm-covid19-update-interview-w-dr-katie-dudley/id1326551810?i=1000468980945 I run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Acti