Crystal Marie Fleming

Crystal Marie Fleming (born November 26, 1981) is an American sociologist and author. She is full professor of sociology and Africana studies at Stony Brook University. Fleming is the author/editor of four books about race and white supremacy.

Early life and education Crystal Marie Fleming was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was raised by her mother in a religious environment and her family belonged to a black Pentecostal church.

Fleming graduated in 2004, magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and French from Wellesley College. She completed a senior thesis titled Performing Blackness: Symbolic Boundaries and Aesthetic Distinctions among Spoken Word Poets in Boston. She obtained a Master of Arts in sociology in 2007 at Harvard University. At the same institution, Fleming earned a Doctor of Philosophy in sociology in 2011. She won the 2012 Georges Lavau Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association for an English-language dissertation on French politics.

Career Fleming is Full Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Stony Brook University. She was previously a visiting professor at Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III in 2015.

Personal life Fleming is bisexual and queer.