Lester Spence

Lester Spence
Born	Lester Kenyatta Spence Detroit, Michigan
Alma mater	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BA, PhD)
Awards	Kellogg Scholar of Health Disparities (2004-2006)
Scientific career
Fields	Political Science
Institutions	Washington University in Saint Louis Johns Hopkins University
Thesis	Strings of Life, Gender and Political Participation in Detroit  (2001)
Doctoral advisor	Hanes_Walton_Jr.
Website	lesterspence.com

Lester K. Spence (born June 5, 1969), Professor of Political Science and Africana studies at Johns Hopkins University is known for his academic critiques of neoliberalism and his media commentary and research on race, urban politics, and police violence. ^[1] Previously, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Spence's writings on race and politics appear regularly in publications such as Jacobin , The Chronicle of Higher Education , ^[2] Dissent ^[3] NPR, ^[4] New York Times , Baltimore City Paper , among others. ^[5] Spence also appeared regularly on C-SPAN, The Marc Steiner Show, among others. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

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 2004 and is a father of five. ^[11] He is a member of Omega Psi Phi having pledged at the University of Michigan's Phi chapter.

Publications

• Spence, Lester. Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn 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. April 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
2. "Police Violence, Out of Context". Chronicle. July 24, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
3. "Lester Spence".
4. "Is Obama Finally Becoming The President African-Americans Wanted?". NPR.org. NPR. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
5. "2015 Resolutions for Baltimore: Lester Spence - Baltimore City Paper". Citypaper.com. January 9, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
6. "2015 Resolutions for Baltimore: Lester Spence - Baltimore City Paper". Citypaper.com. January 9, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
7. "Washington Journal Lester Spence America's Inner | Video". C-SPAN.org. May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
8. "Lester Spence: Why Baltimore was a time bomb". NY Daily News. April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
9. "For Black People, There Is Martin Luther King's Dream". The New York Times . January 1, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
10. "Can Hip-Hop Change The Style Of Politics?". NPR.org. NPR. January 16, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
11. "Dr. Lester K. Spence | Elite Voices". Ev-speak.com. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Official website
• Lester Spence publications indexed by Google Scholar