Adrian Perkins
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Adrian Perkins is the Mayor of Shreveport, who has dedicated his career to public service and community engagement. This interview reveals his commitment to fostering collaboration and addressing systemic issues, particularly in public safety and mental health, while encouraging younger generations to participate in democracy.
“No, so no, the only thing I talked about in the video is myself and my vice president, Amanda Lee. And the only thing we talked about was leading the student body and bringing the student body together and advocating for students. But one thing, the video was posted on my middle school's website.”
“Yeah, yeah. Unfunded. And David, you know how long these pension funds have been around. And I think you can safely say I wasn't the one to start it and have put us in those negative positions. But don't forget healthcare costs as well. A lot of people don't realize they. And those things weigh heavily on your operating budget.”
“Yeah, so the diversity at Harvard was more than diversity at West Point. I didn't talk about the statistic earlier, but when I was at West Point, it was about 7% African American. I think we had, we either were right it or hadn't broken the threshold of 20% women yet as well.”
“Action the previous form of it had put us all on the same scale. And I don't think it achieved the diversity in which it was looking for to this day the way that socioeconomically we become polarized and disparities in our society. So what I would say is that I think that it needed to be overhauled anyway.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 542 — Adrian Perkins
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