Asterisms

The Naming of Things

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Aster(ix)’s very own, Adriana E. Ramirez, recently gave a talk for TEDxHouston. Here you…

Unraveling the Grand Cliché: Yona Harvey’s Hemming the Water

When I was a teenager in Los Angeles, I nearly worshipped Frida Kahlo. My mom…

Is Afropolitanism Africa’s New Single Story?

Reading Helon Habila’s Review of “We Need New Names” It is now a trend that…

This American Martini

This essay is dedicated to the Southampton Writers Project. Let’s have a drink by the…

“What Is the Difference Between Globalization and Neoliberalism?”

Last week someone asked me, “What is the difference between globalization and neoliberalism?” The question isn’t…

Dig Deep: Beyond Lean In

This article appeared originally at The Feminist Wire. A year ago, few folks were talking…

Apartheid in the Americas: Are you Haitian?

The implications of the ruling of September 23 by the Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican…

future tense (minor tribe: 2012)

like the family I need documents to stay here lose them and I lose my…

The Tragicomic Mulatto

The security personnel of El Al Airlines descended upon me at Newark International Airport like…

Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners, A Review

Asterix went to the movies last week. We watched Shola Lynch’s Free Angela and All…