Michelle Holder is economics professor at John Jay College, City University of New York.Alan A. Aja is professor in the department of Puerto Rican and Latino studies at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

“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.

• Chapter 1 – INTRODUCTION –DEMOGRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTChapter 2- INCOME, POVERTY AND WEALTH AMONG AFRO LATINXSChapter 3- THE LABOR MARKET STATUS OF AFRO-LATINXSChapter 4- AFRO-LATINAS IN THE U.S.Chapter 5-AFRO-LATINXS AND INCARCERATIONChapter 6 –AFRO--LATINXS, DISCRIMINATION AND THE NEED FOR BOLD POLICIES AND MOVEMENTS

Michelle Holder is economics professor at John Jay College, City University of New York.Alan A. Aja is professor in the department of Puerto Rican and Latino studies at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

“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.

• Chapter 1 – INTRODUCTION –DEMOGRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTChapter 2- INCOME, POVERTY AND WEALTH AMONG AFRO LATINXSChapter 3- THE LABOR MARKET STATUS OF AFRO-LATINXSChapter 4- AFRO-LATINAS IN THE U.S.Chapter 5-AFRO-LATINXS AND INCARCERATIONChapter 6 –AFRO--LATINXS, DISCRIMINATION AND THE NEED FOR BOLD POLICIES AND MOVEMENTS

Michelle Holder is economics professor at John Jay College, City University of New York.Alan A. Aja is professor in the department of Puerto Rican and Latino studies at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

“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.

• Chapter 1 – INTRODUCTION –DEMOGRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTChapter 2- INCOME, POVERTY AND WEALTH AMONG AFRO LATINXSChapter 3- THE LABOR MARKET STATUS OF AFRO-LATINXSChapter 4- AFRO-LATINAS IN THE U.S.Chapter 5-AFRO-LATINXS AND INCARCERATIONChapter 6 –AFRO--LATINXS, DISCRIMINATION AND THE NEED FOR BOLD POLICIES AND MOVEMENTS