Praised by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Charles Fuller as "one of the most important writers of his generation," Asante has written for USA Today, Tampa Tribune, Black Arts Quarterly, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others. He is also a contributing author to the books Encyclopedia of Black Studies and the best-selling series The Little Black Book of Books.

Asante wrote and produced the internationally-acclaimed film 500 Years Later, winner of Best Documentary at the Pan African Film Festival; Best Documentary at the Bridgetown Film Festival; Best Film at the Black Berlin Film Festival; Best International Documentary at the Harlem International Film Festival; and the Breaking the Chains award from UNESCO.

Asante recently wrapped-up production on "The Black Candle," a film which he co-wrote with renown poet Maya Angelou, who also narrates the film. Other films are in-production through Asante Filmworx, an award-winning film production company founded by Asante in 2002.

Asante studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, earned his BA from Lafayette College, and an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA's School of Film and Television.

Born in Zimbabwe and raised in Philadelphia, Asante has lectured and read in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and more than 50 colleges and universities in the United States including Howard University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, and Cornell University. In addition, Asante has appeared as a guest on numerous international TV and radio programs.

As an advocate and activist for social change, Asante is national Spokesperson for the African Diaspora Medical Project, a non-profit medical relief organization that develops health-related initiatives in Africa.

Asante teaches Creative Writing and Screenwriting in the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University.