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Here are my Top 5 (of the moment) Must-Read Books and Authors. 

Book/Author List + Media Included in Episode:

They Were Her Property - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcGBC4K8NnA&t=323s

Rise of the Warrior Cop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTWy8tjTiTw&t=187s

Beverly Jenkins - https://youtu.be/0bCpBtSQsfs?t=212 and this podcast episode... https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/02/11/966404855/the-queen-of-black-historical-romance-talks-race-love-and-history

Pleasure Activism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISKEnvcRmMs&t=3s

A Black Women's History of the United States - https://www.wnyc.org/story/black-womens-history-united-states/ 

Local Black-Owned Bookshop in Charleston, SC

https://turningpagebookshop.com/

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⚠ Content Warning: White supremacist terror and violence is discussed in this episode.

Reflections on the historic $88M settlement from the federal government to be paid to the victims of the horrific massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church.

News Media Included in Episode:

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/88m-settlement-reached-with-survivors-families-those-killed-2015-charleston-church-massacre/SYU5Y2U3PRHKDD6MBYDLOW3TAE/

Read This!

The Charleston Syllabus

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Here More Info. on the Water Equity Podcast Collaboration with Policy Link:

"Cultural organizer and activist Mika Gadsden will lead discussions where we will highlight frontline community voices and discuss important water equity and climate resilience issues with experts and advocates. Each episode will consist of lyrics from A Water Album, broken down by Benny in “live liner notes” style, to engage guests in conversation around the pertinent topic and move the audience to action.

This podcast series focuses on the water and climate issues frontline communities are facing every day. Through interviews with environmental justice advocates and artists from across the country, we highlight the creative and cultural solutions that are at the forefront of the fight for climate justice. Listen to the voices and perspectives of our water and climate justice warriors who continue to advance equity through federal advocacy and communications efforts."

Episode 1: The Water Keeps Rising on Us

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Listen in as I continue a Twitch conversation about Green Infrastructure. This time with friend and fellow organizer, Taylor Schenker.

Let's be 'Friends' - www.friendsofgadsdencreek.com

Suggested Reading & Viewing:

Laura Flanders Show

Josh Robinson's Op Ed

Kate Orff New Yorker Piece

CHS City Paper

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This week local Latinx journalist and friend to Mic'd Up, Fernando Soto Gualden joins me for an interview. Together, Fernando and I discuss the lack of diversity within the local media landscape, Sheriff Graziano's surveillance scandal and local media's reaction to said scandal.

Find Fernando Here: LocalSpanishNews.com or on Twitter.

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On this episode of The Mic'd Up Podcast, I chat with my friend and organizer, Lexi Coburn. We discuss politics in the South, what to watch for during as the Midterms approach and more!

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On this episode of The Mic'd Up Podcast I discuss the bombshell police surveillance story from Live 5 News involving the Charleston County Sheriff's Office and their monitoring of local justice activists. Also, share my thoughts on Tim Scott's appearance on Face the Nation on Sunday, Sept. 26th and the failed bipartisan effort to draft sweeping police reform legislation at the federal level.

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Justice for All Coalition/Justice for Jamal Sutherland:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1abuTeDk0f9L6aZLCbeDq_D8gWtHBnmk-dwuj-A69MZg/edit?usp=sharing

News Clips Included in this Episode:

Chas. County Sheriff Surveils Activists:

https://www.live5news.com/2021/09/23/sheriffs-office-monitored-jamal-sutherland-activists-social-media-posts-emails-show/

Tim Scott on Face the Nation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgb0WSSWedM&t=1s

Additional Reporting on CCSO:

https://www.live5news.com/2021/09/25/sc-black-caucus-calling-investigation-following-report-sheriffs-office-monitoring-activists-posts/

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The local coverage of the Murdaugh family and their innumerable scandals has been respectable. However, both national and area coverage has focused largely on presenting content that's heavy on "true crime" sensationalism and stingy with providing important historical framing as well as a critical race and class analysis. Here are my thoughts on how this historically unethical family was able to build-out an exclusive justice system that served to fiercely protect their white wealth and power.  

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Check out these helpful articles and podcasts:

Thad Moore - The Post and Courier Reporting on the Murdaughs

The Enduring, Pernicious Whiteness of True Crime

South Carolina Police-Oversight Department (Radley Balko Reporting)

Murder is My Business

Investigating Our Obsession with True Crime Podcasts

The Black Brute Caricature 

News Clips Included in this Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqpktFDucHc&t=1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4OdNj9ojuE&t=69s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QPEqDXqHPI&t=1s

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Mika here! On this episode of Mic'd Up I discuss how local conservatives are working to scapegoat one Democratic member of law enforcement as they provide cover for the Republicans...including the Post & Courier. Also, hear the latest bombshell regarding fired Sherriff's Deputy Fickett.

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Taking a closer look at the Jamal Sutherland killing at the Al Cannon Detention Center (Charleston County Jail) as word leaks that the video may be released.

Initial Reporting on Jamal Sutherland

Post and Courier Article re: death (April 2021)

The Brian Hicks Article

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