Lester K. Spence, PH. D.
Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Select Essays and Interviews:
- 2017. Make Sure it Includes Everyone, Democracy
- 2017. Donald Trump and the Rise of the Nationalist Right, Rosa Luxemburg
- 2016. Policing Class, Jacobin
- 2016. The Other Game Seven, Jacobin
- 2015. Corporate Welfare is Draining Baltimore, The Boston Review
- 2015. Why Baltimore Was a Time Bomb, New York Daily News
- 2015. Coates is a Realist, Not a Pessimist, Dissent
- 2015. For Black People, there is Martin Luther King’s Dream, New York Times
- 2015. Black History, Policing, and the Black Left, The Marc Steiner Show
- 2015. Criminal Justice Reform, Race and Socioeconomic Factors, Washington Journal
- 2015. “Is Obama Finally Becoming the President African Americans Wanted?“, NPR
- 2015. Black History, Policing, and the Black Left, The Marc Steiner Show
- 2014. The Obama Presidency: Too Little Too Late for Minority Communities?, The Takeaway
- 2014. Is Policy or Mentorship Needed for Young Men of Color?, The Takeaway
- 2013. Obama Breaks Silence on Trayvon Martin Verdict, NPR
- 2011. “Thoughts on the Debt Ceiling Compromise”, The Marc Steiner Show
- 2011. “Race, Black Nationalism, and Political Representation in American Cities”, The Marc Steiner Show
- 2011. “A Tribute to Historian Manning Marable”, BookTV
- 2011. “Professor Fulfills Obligation as Father of Five”, NPR
