Symposium: Emerging Urbanisms in De-Industrializing Urban Regions

Lester Spence is a Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and an award winning scholar, author, and teacher. He is currently at work on two book length projects examining the contemporary AIDS crisis in black communities, and the growing role of police in major American cities.

Professor Spence is an alumnus of the University of Michigan Department of Political Science.