Mic'd Up!

Mika updates the Lowcountry on the latest news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it's having on Charleston. Also, Dr. Katie Dudley joins Mika (Interview part 1 or 2) to talk about the tourism industry and ideas on how it could be more sustainable. Part 2 of their interview coming soon. -CDC www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/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: bit.ly/CharlestonCOVID19Update2 I run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: pat

Today, Mika gives listeners an update regarding life in Charleston amid the COVID-19 pandemic and she invites her friend and Registered Nurse, Tamisha Hardee, MSN to help bust Coronavirus myths and share her experiences treating patients in a Critical Care Unit in a Philadelphia, PA area hospital. Here's a link to a great resource list created by Eileen Waldron: bit.ly/COVID19ResourceList Additional Links: -South Carolina Emergency Management Division https://www.scemd.org/ - Charleston County School District: https://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/CharlestonCOVID19Update2 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 A

Host Mika Gadsden with another quick COVID-19 update for residents of the Greater Charleston, South Carolina area. Here's a link to a great resource list created by Eileen Waldron: bit.ly/COVID19ResourceList Additional Links: - Charleston County School District Grab and Go Meals, https://www.ccsdschools.com/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=488&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=17381&PageID=1 -The Post and Courier COVID-19 Tracker, https://www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/ -Live 5 News, https://www.live5news.com/2020/03/18/charleston-restaurants-adjusting-best-they-can-new-regulations/ -Lowcountry Foodbank, https://www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/covid-19-response/ -Xfinity COVID-19, https://corporate.comcast.com/covid-19 -Holy City Sinner, https://www.holycitysinner.com/ -Paul Bowers' Brutal South Newsletter, https://brutalsouth.substack.com/p/fighting-for-my-mental-health New to the show? Check out this previous episode

*Bonus Pod* Mika interviews Charleston, South Carolina Public School Teacher, Candace Livingston to discuss the state sanctioned school closings and distance learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/COVID19UpdateCHS 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

Here's an update from Mika regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and how it's impacting residents throughout Charleston, SC and the expanded Tri-County Area. Here's a link to a great resource list created by Eileen Waldron: bit.ly/COVID19ResourceList New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/TyeeshaAiken 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

This week, Mika chops it up with Colleton County's Resident Black Lives Matter Activist, Tyeesha Aiken, to discuss local corruption, modern-day Jim Crow conditions in Ruffin, SC and much more! Tyeesha in the News: https://www.facebook.com/abcnews4/posts/tyeesha-aiken-says-colleton-county-residents-have-mostly-supported-her-decision-/2374849659237070/ https://www.live5news.com/2019/04/26/colleton-county-community-speaking-out-following-death-year-old-girl/ Local Coverage of the Coronavirus: https://www.postandcourier.com/understandsc/understand-sc-what-we-know-about-the-coronavirus-in-sc/article_705bb864-63b3-11ea-9132-cf6426d00deb.html https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/mayor-john-tecklenburg-talks-to-news-2-about-coronavirus/ https://www.live5news.com/2020/03/10/city-charleston-provides-update-coronavirus-preparations/ 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 con

Mika sits down for a chat with Athens-Clarke County Commissioner and Hip Hop artist, Mariah Parker (a.k.a. Lingua Franca). Listen in as Mariah recaps her stellar performance at Charleston's amazing Royal American and talks about her journey to becoming an elected official. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MedForAllDebsJonesDouglass 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

Friend of the show Benny Starr visits the Ohm Radio Studio stops in for an impromptu chat with host Mika Gadsden about the week leading up to the South Carolina Democratic Primary. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MedForAllDebsJonesDouglass 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 Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute's own Nick Rubin, Katherine Isaac (Executive Director) and Willie Leggette join host Mika Gadsden LIVE in the Ohm Radio studio for an in-depth conversation about Medicare For All. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MicdUpWithAdamDomby 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

Mika interviews local College of Charleston professor and historian Dr. Adam Domby to talk about his new book, The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory. Book Available Here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-false-cause-adam-h-domby/1134041186#/ New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/CyrusSebSullyFOGC 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

Listen as the amazing Friends of Gadsden Creek join host Mika Gadsden LIVE in the Ohm Radio studio for an update on the urgent push to save the Gadsden Creek from the City of Charleston and developers. New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/WFPMauriceMitchellPreview 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

Listen to audio from a recent panel discussion coordinated by CNN where Black Voters from South Carolina share their thoughts on the upcoming Presidential election and South Carolina Democratic Primary. Special thanks to Black Voters Matter for helping friends to the show, Benny Starr and Vanity Deterville land spots as guests on the panel. Video Link to the Panel Discussion: https://video.snapstream.net/Play/ALeHHBUQmJRgNTMlCYB4m?accessToken=cr0y67rkrsfie

On the eve of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Weekend, Mika discusses the importance of remembering MLK as the radical, revolutionary leader he truly was. Mika draws heavily from the book, The Radical King, edited and introduced by Cornel West. Links Referenced During the Show: Cornel West on CSPAN discussing The Radical King - https://youtu.be/kT1WDQMS-Ms Dr. King Clip (We're Coming For Our Check)-https://youtu.be/pLV5y4utPKI Coretta Scott King on LGBTQ Rights - https://youtu.be/KIb_gqMAvZE New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/WFPMauriceMitchellPreview 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

This week, Mika is joined by special guest co-host and friend to the show, Benny Starr, for a special interview with Maurice Mitchell, National Director with the Working Families Party. Together, they discuss the Working Families Party's goals for South Carolina, how to engage communities in preparation for the upcoming Presidential primary and their collective support of Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Working Families Party: workingfamilies.org Elizabeth Warren: elizabethwarren.com Benny Starr: bennystarrsc.com New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/CultureAndTheWhiteGaze 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

*Sorry for the inexplicable audio skips, my mic played me* Mika continues her thoughts on the state of culture and the arts in Charleston, SC. Check out the previous episode for context. https://soundcloud.com/user-150973509/culture-the-white-gaze-in-charleston Please Read Shantay Robinson's piece on the need and value of Black Art Critics - www.blackartinamerica.com/index.php/20…s-essential/ Also Read Against The Odds: African-American Artists and the Harmon Foundation - www.amazon.com/Against-Odds-Afri…ion/dp/0932828221 New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/SavingWadmalaw 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

On this episode of Mic'd Up, host Mika Gadsden unpacks the problems associated with Charleston's tendency to lift up a concocted image of the area that's solely driven by the white gaze. Mika also speaks on the need for more cultural critics of color here in the Holy City's art scene. Links To Content Featured in the Episode: bell hooks on cultural criticism - youtu.be/KLMVqnyTo_0 Toni Morrison PBS News Hour - www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8pDyXX1rf0 NK Jemisin Award Speech - www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lFybhRxoVM Please Read Shantay Robinson's piece on the need and value of Black Art Critics - https://www.blackartinamerica.com/index.php/2018/10/04/from-negro-art-to-post-black-art-black-art-criticism-is-essential/ Also Read Against The Odds: African-American Artists and the Harmon Foundation - www.amazon.com/Against-Odds-African-American-Artists-Foundation/dp/0932828221 New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/SavingWadmalaw I run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden

Mika discusses a controversial social media post by local retailer, Las Olas and continuous over-policing of Black, Gullah GeeChee youth on Charleston's peninsula. Clips Featured in this Episode: Black Collective - Palmetto Roses Debate https://youtu.be/3AK7Km8wovg Bounce Around Charleston https://youtu.be/WPnVOSyLpKc Live 5 News https://www.live5news.com/2019/07/23/police-increase-presence-city-market-after-incidents-involving-illegal-palmetto-rose-sellers/ Music Featured On This Episode: @benny_starr on Instagram www.bennystarrsc.com New to the show? Check out these previous episodes: bit.ly/AngelaPeoplesBWF or bit.ly/JeanellNicoleReads 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.charl

Show host Mika discusses how the onslaught of money pouring into South Carolina from presidential campaigns and local elections complicates the Black community's ability to maintain political autonomy and power. Mentioned During This Episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-150973509/black-voters-matter-live-in-studio The State Article on Tom Steyer: https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/election/article238192759.html MoveOn.org - Black Political Power Summit https://youtu.be/Wt3jAZC4hIg Ebony Magazine: https://www.ebony.com/news/black-staff-matters-behind-the-scenes-biden-2020-team/ Music Featured On This Episode: https://soundcloud.com/benjaminstarrship www.bennystarrsc.com New to the show? Check out these previous episodes: bit.ly/AngelaPeoplesBWF or bit.ly/JeanellNicoleReads 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 Me

Mika unpacks the Trump administration's changes to the federal SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), commonly referred to as Government Food Stamps. Also, straight from local headlines - - Gov. Henry McMaster announces new work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Placing one more barrier to assistance for South Carolina's most vulnerable residents. Content Mentioned or Played During the Show: McMaster Medicaid Rollbacks - www.postandcourier.com/health/sc-medicaid-beneficiaries-will-now-be-legally-required-to-show/article_aad72a6a-1d08-11ea-9471-63df1100e58e.html Seema Verma/NY Magazine http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/seema-verma-gives-south-carolina-the-worst-holiday-present.html True Story of the 'Welfare Queen' - https://youtu.be/mr_8B1IzFFY Welfare & The Politics of Poverty - https://youtu.be/Y9lfuqqNA_g The Myth of the 'Welfare Queen' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDiwKiYQBNs AP on Trump's SNAP rollbacks - https://youtu.be/oIYy-CeCLmk SNAP Restrictions - https://youtu.be/wpw

**Show Note** The political views expressed on this show are solely those of host, Mika Gadsden and do not reflect the opinions or beliefs of Ohm Radio Station or any other organization On this episode of Mic'd Up, host MIka speaks with organizer and strategist, Angela Peoples, to discuss her work with Black Womxn For. For More Information, Visit: https://www.blackwomxnfor.com Elizabeth Warren in Atlanta: https://youtu.be/6_H-ZbV2tyY New to the show? Check out these previous episodes: bit.ly/MicdUpChapterAndVerse or bit.ly/JeanellNicoleReads 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