Krystina François is a PhD student in political science
at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research focuses on diaspora politics,
transnational organizing, and social movements by studying Black
immigrants' political participation and influence across the Western
Hemisphere. She uses archive building and oral histories to explore the
role of protests in shaping political landscapes and perceptions of
political power through a decolonial lens. Before entering academia,
Krystina led migrant and racial justice organizations, developed public
policy, and served as a strategic advisor. Growing up as a
first-generation Haitian-American, along with her education at the
United Nations International School and time in Haiti, informs her
research, writing, and pedagogical practice.
