Hosted by Gerry Shields
Gerry is a former longtime Washington correspondent and political writer for The New York Post, Baltimore Sun, and Philadelphia Inquirer and author of the new book: The Front Row: My Jagged Journey Recording American History from Reagan to Trump.
Episodes
Welcome to the Retail Politics Podcast. Without enough hand sanitizer for candidates to shake hands, let alone kiss voter babies, we redefine Retail Politics for the digital world, reaching you one download at a time. We’ll speak weekly for 30 minutes to politicians, academics, and reporters on the front lines of American political issues to help you choose best how your government should function.
S02E7 Kerry Hawk Lessard, The Politics of Native Americans
Native Americans lead the nation among ethnic groups in COVID outbreaks and death while also ranking first in methamphetamine drug abuse.
“There are decades of Native people not being heard,” said Kerry Hawk Lessard, executive director of Native American Lifelines, a Baltimore health center. “The identities of Native American people are so often asserted through stereotypes.”
S01E08 Kerry Hawk Lessard, Politics of Native America
On a special Thanksgiving edition of the Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields reviewing the current state of Native America, Kerry Hawk Lessard said African Americans are inspiring the American Indian.
“On one hand, it’s sad that our voices have not been enough,” said Lessard, executive director of Native American Lifelines, an inner-city Indian health care agency. “We’ve been talking about these issues for decades, but that gave the push needed to get our issues before people.”