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“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.

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William Darity, Jr., Duke University

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“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."

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Nina Banks, Bucknell University

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"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."

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