Thurs, Oct 19: Lester Spence & Son of Nun, lecture / concert
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Lecture by Lester Spence, Concert by Son of Nun

Refreshments by Red Emma’s / Cash Bar

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

7 – 10 PM

2640 SPACE –

2640 ST. PAUL STREET

BALTIMORE, MD 21218

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LESTER SPENCE is an Associate Professor of Political Science, and is one of two co-directors of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Spence has published two books:Stare in the Darkness: Hip-hop and the Limits of Black Politics, winner of the 2012 W. E. B. Du Bois Distinguished Book Award, and Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics, winner of both the Baltimore City Paperand Baltimore Magazine 2016 Best Nonfiction Book Awards, named to The Atlantic’s 2016 “Best Books We Missed” list. His work has also been published in over a dozen academic articles and several dozen essays and think. He is currently examining the contemporary AIDS crisis in black communities and the growing role of police in major American cities.

“SON OF NUN doesn’t just entertain, he empowers. His lyrics are rooted in the movements he’s fought with; he’s at the meeting, the protest, the action, and the mic.” S.O.N. has rocked shows with Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, The Coup, Tom Morello, and Rage Against the Machine. He’s shared the stage w/ activists like exonerated former death row inmates Shujaa Graham and Darby Tillis, Black Lives Matter student leader Makayla Gilliam-Price, and the late great historian Howard Zinn. S.O.N. has released two albums, Blood and Fire, produced w/ DJ Krimson and The Art of Struggle w/ DJ Mentos.