Criticism

En la periferia de la dominicanidad. El blanqueamiento del “Estado Morado”

La discriminación y la exclusión por racismo es una constante en los Estados de la…

A Statement in Support of Dominicans of Haitian Descent

Transnational Black Feminist Retreat Collective Statement Dominican Republic We gathered in the Dominican Republic in…

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…

Dig Deep: Beyond Lean In

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

Collard Greens All Year Long: African-American Migration Narratives and the Promise of Newark by Samantha J. Boardman

An elected official who, to this day, won’t travel by car without taking her own…

Charged and Uncoiled: A Review of Xochiquetzal Candelaria’s “Empire”

At its most potent, the language in Xochiquetzal Candelaria’s Empire simultaneously welds comparisons and juxtapositions,…

The Chicken and the Egg: Bird Flu in Bengal by Janam Mukherjee

One of the many brutal and dangerous realities of hunger is that its sufferers, the…

Ethological Variations on Leftover Turkey and Other Matters: Singularity and Relationships in Cuisine as Morph Culture by Gerald Iguchi

Introduction: Turkey Pozole and Turkey Udon Not long after Thanksgiving, 2011, I saw a recipe for “Chipotle Turkey…