“Afro-Latinos in the U.S. Economy is nothing less than a coup de maître. Rich in historical detail on the formation of the community that self-identifies as both black and Latinx in the United States, Afro-Latinos also explores the particularities of their racial/ethnic identity, the extent of their exposure to racial discrimination in the United States, their relative position within the wider Latinx community, and, most unique, advances a national policy agenda that would significantly improve their economic status. This is a must read for any social scientist concerned with race, racism, and social identity.

William Darity, Jr., Duke University

“This book by Drs. Holder and Aja is an important and timely contribution to existing analyses of a complex and important community, providing extensive descriptive data and policy prescriptions. The discipline of economics has, until now, mostly ignored the role of Afro-Latinxs in the American economy. Afro-Latinos in the U.S. Economy is a must-read for anyone trying to deepen their understanding of the economic issues uniquely affecting Afro-Latinxs in the United States."

Nina Banks, Bucknell University

Providing crucial quantitative evidence and insightful economics-based analyses, Michelle Holder and Alan Aja unpack how and why Blackness matters for people self-identifying as both Black and Latinx in the United States.

Monika Gosin, College of William & Mary, author of The Racial Politics of Division