Lester Spence

Lester K. Spence (born c. 1969) is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana studies at Johns Hopkins University known for his academic critiques of neoliberalism and his media commentary on race, urban politics, and police violence.^[1] He was previously Assistant Professor of Political Science at Washington University, St. Louis. His media appearances and writings include Dissent ^[2]NPR,^[3] C-SPAN, New York Times, The Marc Steiner Show, Baltimore City Paper, and many others.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Raised in Inkster, Spence holds both a BA and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan. He has lived in Baltimore since 2005 and is a father of five.^[9]

Publications

• Spence, Lester. Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Term in Black Politics. Punctum Books, 2016.
• Spence, Lester. "Race, Class, and the Neoliberal Scourge." Tikkun 28, no. 4 (2013): 29-31.
• Spence, Lester K. "Race and The Green Mile." Contours of African American Politics: Black Politics and the Dynamics of Social Change 2 (2012): 281.
• Spence, Lester, and Mike McGuire. "Occupy and the 99%." We are Many: Reflection of Movement Strategy From Occupation to Liberation AK Press (2012): 53-65.
• Spence, Lester K. Stare in the darkness: The limits of hip-hop and Black politics. U of Minnesota Press, 2011.
• Spence, Lester K., and Harwood McClerking. "Context, black empowerment, and African American political participation." American Politics Research 38, no. 5 (2010): 909-930.
• Spence, Lester K. "Episodic frames, HIV/AIDS, and African American public opinion." Political Research Quarterly 63, no. 2 (2010): 257-268.
• Spence, Lester K., Harwood K. McClerking, and Robert Brown. "Revisiting black incorporation and local political participation." Urban Affairs Review (2009).
• Spence, Lester. "The Deaths Could Have Been Prevented." Space and Culture 9, no. 1 (2006): 5-6.

References

1. "Lester Spence | The Department of Political Science | Johns Hopkins University". Politicalscience.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
2. https://www.dissentmagazine.org/author/lester-spence
3. "Is Obama Finally Becoming The President African-Americans Wanted?". NPR. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
4. "2015 Resolutions for Baltimore: Lester Spence - Baltimore City Paper". Citypaper.com. 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
5. "Washington Journal Lester Spence America's Inner | Video". C-SPAN.org. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
6. "Lester Spence: Why Baltimore was a time bomb". NY Daily News. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
7. "For Black People, There Is Martin Luther King's Dream". NYTimes.com. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
8. "Can Hip-Hop Change The Style Of Politics?". NPR. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
9. "Dr. Lester K. Spence | Elite Voices". Ev-speak.com. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-22.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN