PROFILE

Christine Job

Christine Job, J.D., is a migration researcher, oral historian, and incoming doctoral researcher at ICS-Universidade de Lisboa, where her research examines voluntary migration, flourishing, and what Black American women are building when they leave. She is the founder of Flourish in the Foreign, a 150+ episode oral history archive spanning 50+ countries, recognized by Vogue Arabia, the Boston Globe, Business Insider, and Black Enterprise. She advises foundations, cultural institutions, and global mobility organizations on the human and cultural dimensions of voluntary migration. Her Substack, Love Letters from Elsewhere, is at christinejob.substack.com. Her websites are christinejob.com and flourishintheforeign.com.

On Juneteenth, Black Women Reflect on Seeking Freedom Outside the U.S.

By Christine Job | June 19, 2026

Black women can find relief when they leave the United States to live abroad—but do they find liberation?

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On Juneteenth, Black Women Reflect on Seeking Freedom Outside the U.S.