Mic'd Up

Host Mika Gadsden sits down with fellow Wadmalaw Island resident, Kelly Doyle, to discuss the local community's efforts to fight commercial re-zoning and protect one of the last remaining rural areas in Charleston county.

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Mika gives her take on a new local restaurant with a name and signature dish that harkens back to Historically Black Southern Food Culture.

Devita Davison - https://youtu.be/vKGxMnAlMWE

New Yorker Magazine - www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/04/the-family-business-that-put-nashville-hot-chicken-on-the-map

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Mika speaks about her own experiences working in the South as a Black woman and challenges the ways in which Black women's labor is often consumed and marginalized. Episode also includes audio clips featuring author Saidiya Hartman, Eve Ewing, Dr. Brittney Cooper and Rihanna.

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/books/wayward-lives-beautiful-experiments-saidiya-hartman.html

Saidiya Hartman at the Hammer Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGxZQ3Py4-A&t=821s

Greenville Ordinance for Negro Women: https://twitter.com/BaelockHolmes/status/1077006002392834053

Katrina Andry at the Halsey Institute: halsey.cofc.edu/main-exhibitions/katrina-andry/

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On this episode of Mic'd Up on Ohm, Mika sits down with friend and South Carolina performing Hip Hop artist, Benny Starr, to discuss the critically acclaimed 1619 Project from the New York Times.

Important Links:

The 1619 Project - bit.ly/CAN1619Project

PDF version - bit.ly/CAN1619PDF

LIVE Presentation of the 1619 Project - bit.ly/CAN1619Live

Pulitzer Classroom Curriculum - bit.ly/CANPulitzer1619Curriculum

The Halsey/Katrina Andry - http://halsey.cofc.edu/main-exhibitions/katrina-andry/

The Halsey/Colin Quashie - http://halsey.cofc.edu/main-exhibitions/linked/

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Naturalista and all around culinary master, Chef Elaina Ruth stops by the Ohm Radio studio to share her thoughts (and her delicious juice recipes)on healthier eating habits. For more Elaina Ruth, you can find her on IG: @Treatgod and listen to her on a previous episode of Mic'd Up. (Link Below).

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On this episode of Mic'd Up, Mika recaps her time covering Cory Booker's most recent visit to the "Holy City", stresses the importance of electoral justice and gives an update on efforts to save the Gadsden Creek from greedy developers!

Jhacova Williams Voter Research: https://youtu.be/bgJe2bBO3iE

Jhacova Williams Post & Courier Article: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/counties-with-higher-lynching-rates-have-low-voter-turnout-today/article_627132ba-9375-11e9-b335-3f61123ae128.html

Friends of Gadsden Creek Update: https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2019/08/09/plans-to-fill-gadsden-creek-seen-as-both-an-injustice-and-a-last-chance-to-help-westside-flooding-at-public-meeting

Meg Kinnard from the AP Cory Booker Coverage: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/tim-scott-says-cory-booker-not-joe-biden-is-trump/article_7fe6399c-babe-11e9-80ec-c7a4031f766e.html

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Mika Gadsden sits down for an exclusive interview with Sen. Nina Turner, surrogate & co-chair of the Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign. Plus, Mika gives her take on the second round of Democartic Debates airing on CNN earlier in the week.

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On Friday, June 14th, 2019, LaTosha Brown, Jazz Johnson and Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter stopped in to talk w/ Mic'd Up on Ohm show host, Mika Gadsden to discuss Voter Outreach, Building Political Power Among Black Voters and Much More!

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Acapella Hip-Hop Cypher(begins at 29:19 min. mark) featuring: Geechie Lord, Maliik, Keem, Salis, Buddy Bambahda & Benny Starr

On this "Lost Episode", podcast host, Mika Gadsden invites her friends, Chef Elaina Ruth & Yoga Instructor Ashley Limehouse, to talk about the Black experience in Charleston, wellness, health, culture and much more. This is a second installment of the Conjure Sessions, a secret, invite only pop-up event specifically for Black folk living in the Charleston, SC area. This event was created to be a "safe space" designed in the tradition of what Gullah Folk and Black Southerners called a "Secret Black People Meeting".

Previous Content From C.A.N.:

Conjure Sessions I: Beach Vibes w/ Benny Starr: http://bit.ly/1ConjuredMic

The Conjure Sessions Video: youtu.be/I4TnJnadZ-w

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When you read the words "Charleston Activist Network" think PRESS. Think MEDIA, digital content, social media, podcasts, radio and more! The Charleston Activist Network is not an organization, it is a platform that creates content with an unapologetic, activist message. Led by Mika Gadsden!

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