BIOGRAPHY

Rickey Spearman is a son of New Orleans – raised in the Magnolia Housing Projects by a single parent, shaped by the streets, and refined through service, study, and struggle. Once a Marine always a Marine, public servant, and cultural worker, Rickey’s voice emerges from the places most literature forgets: urban developments, corner blocks, church pews, and community eateries.

He has served as Program Coordinator for the City of New Orleans under the U.S. Department of Justice’s Weed and Seed initiative, and has been honored by the NAACP, the Mayor of New Orleans, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, the Governor of Louisiana for his military and community service and New Orleans 40 under 40 businessman of the year. His career has been rooted in public service, community healing, and narrative reclamation.

Now as an author, Rickey tells stories that fight back. His books – including Magnolia Steel: Behind Enemy Lines, HAMPTON: The Crown Was Never Meant to Fit Me, and America’s Last Stand: The Fall of a Modern Empire – speak to survival, grief, loyalty, and legacy. Through his platform Second Light, he brings books and creative mentorship to incarcerated and at-risk communities, using story as a weapon for transformation.