Mic'd Up

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.

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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.

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The Post and Courier's Avery Wilks joins Mika to discuss the impact that the Coronavirus is having on rural Clarendon County, South Carolina.

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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.

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Reporting featured in this episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wyrDKVquFI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYnkG--9Zzg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghAH5_wJ_KM

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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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*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, www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/covid-19-response/

-Xfinity COVID-19, corporate.comcast.com/covid-19

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Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:

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Audio News Clips Included in This Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcv9COsmZWw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGmpJYSgBEA&t=8s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYtDpMAIl04&t=3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgjaI4bE_RA&t=115s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQl19k3wEDg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9agnHm9HadY&t=273s

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.

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*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 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:

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Email Mika: [email protected]

Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com

Audio News Clips Included in This Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-iEGeMKUAo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhEGHRzYStY&t=209s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcQ1Gia6GF4&t=139s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBzdS2zmOlE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axbM-LJ2CYA&t=1s