Photo: Nicole Mondestin
are you ready for A FRANK AND COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT WHITE SUPREMACY?
do you need a knowledgeable, bold and passionate speaker to help your community confront racism?
are you looking for concrete steps you can take to address racial injustice?
- My work provides audiences with a crystal clear understanding of systemic racism by distilling complex historical, political and social dynamics into accessible, everyday language.
- Accordingly, I help individuals and organizations alike learn about anti-racism and push through discomfort as they confront the historical roots and ongoing practice of white supremacist racism in the United States and abroad.
- Alongside my scholarly publications and university teaching, my years of building a public platform through blogging, tweeting and writing for venues like Vox, Huffington Post and The Root have taught me how to simplify and amplify the insights of critical race theory to educate and empower those who want to join the fight against racism.
- A sought after speaker, I've delivered talks and workshops for campuses, communities of faith and organizations across the world, in both English and French. In addition to my frank talk and no-b.s. approach to anti-racism, what sets me apart from many partisan pundits and social critics is the fact that I'm completely unafraid of callin' out folks on the left and the right for reproducing racism—and calling on all of us, across the political spectrum, to take an active role in dismantling injustice and building inter-group solidarity.
interested in working with Crystal?
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current lectures and workshops
- Book Talk: HOW TO BE LESS STUPID ABOUT RACE
- Book Talk: RESURRECTING SLAVERY: RACIAL LEGACIES AND WHITE SUPREMACY IN FRANCE
- Racism and Anti-racism in our Classrooms and Communities
- No F*cks to Give: Dismantling the Respectability Politics of White Supremacist Sociology
- The Academic's Guide to Working with a Literary Agent
I'm also available for consulting services, virtual talks and webinars upon request.
For keynote and speaking inquiries, contact: bookings@crystalfleming.com. Be sure to include the lecture or workshop topic, your proposed date, anticipated audience size, event budget (honorarium and travel expenses) along with a description of your organization.
2018 Events
Feb 19: American University
Washington, DC
2:30 PM
Crystal will deliver a lecture entitled "No F*cks to Give: Dismantling the Respectability Politics of White Supremacist Sociology".
Feb 20: Howard University
Barnes & Noble
Washington, DC
12:00 PM
Crystal will discuss her book Resurrecting Slavery: Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France.
Feb 22: Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference
Baltimore, MD
12:00 PM
Crystal will participate in an Author Meets Critics roundtable on her book Resurrecting Slavery.
Mar 23: CUNY Grad Center
New York, NY
5:45 PM
Crystal will deliver the keynote address at Haunted History in France and America: The Ghosts of Slavery Resurface.
Mar 30: Council on European Studies
Chicago, IL
11:00 AM
Crystal will present a working paper entitled "Chronic White Supremacy: Toward a Critical Race Theorization of Time Work".
Apr 23: Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA
Center for the Study of Religious Freedom
Crystal will present a workshop on consciousness raising and confronting white supremacy for students. Later in the day, she will deliver the Justine L. Nusbaum lecture on her forthcoming book, How to Be Less Stupid About Race. For additional details, click here.
Apr 25: William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ
12:30-2:00 PM
As an invited speaker for the Dean's Lecture Series, Crystal will deliver a talk entitled "Global White Supremacy and the Criminalization of Antiracism in France and the United States". She will address how global white supremacy and anti-blackness stigmatize and criminalize anti-racist protest and collective action in France and the United States. From the U.S. government labeling human rights activists "Black Identity Extremists" to French authorities' attacks on black feminists and other activists of color, Crystal will explore similarities in the techniques of state violence, surveillance and criminalization deployed on both sides of the Atlantic to undermine anti-racist mobilizations and maintain the racial status quo.
May 19: Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Du Bois Network Convening
9:30 AM
Crystal will speak to graduate students about racism and the academic job market at the May convening of the Du Bois Network. For additional details, click here.
Check back soon for updates and details about the HOW TO BE LESS STUPID ABOUT RACE book tour!
Washington, DC
2:30 PM
Crystal will deliver a lecture entitled "No F*cks to Give: Dismantling the Respectability Politics of White Supremacist Sociology".
Feb 20: Howard University
Barnes & Noble
Washington, DC
12:00 PM
Crystal will discuss her book Resurrecting Slavery: Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France.
Feb 22: Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference
Baltimore, MD
12:00 PM
Crystal will participate in an Author Meets Critics roundtable on her book Resurrecting Slavery.
Mar 23: CUNY Grad Center
New York, NY
5:45 PM
Crystal will deliver the keynote address at Haunted History in France and America: The Ghosts of Slavery Resurface.
Mar 30: Council on European Studies
Chicago, IL
11:00 AM
Crystal will present a working paper entitled "Chronic White Supremacy: Toward a Critical Race Theorization of Time Work".
Apr 23: Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA
Center for the Study of Religious Freedom
Crystal will present a workshop on consciousness raising and confronting white supremacy for students. Later in the day, she will deliver the Justine L. Nusbaum lecture on her forthcoming book, How to Be Less Stupid About Race. For additional details, click here.
Apr 25: William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ
12:30-2:00 PM
As an invited speaker for the Dean's Lecture Series, Crystal will deliver a talk entitled "Global White Supremacy and the Criminalization of Antiracism in France and the United States". She will address how global white supremacy and anti-blackness stigmatize and criminalize anti-racist protest and collective action in France and the United States. From the U.S. government labeling human rights activists "Black Identity Extremists" to French authorities' attacks on black feminists and other activists of color, Crystal will explore similarities in the techniques of state violence, surveillance and criminalization deployed on both sides of the Atlantic to undermine anti-racist mobilizations and maintain the racial status quo.
May 19: Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Du Bois Network Convening
9:30 AM
Crystal will speak to graduate students about racism and the academic job market at the May convening of the Du Bois Network. For additional details, click here.
Check back soon for updates and details about the HOW TO BE LESS STUPID ABOUT RACE book tour!
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