Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture

His film Whose Barrio? premiered at the New York Latino International Film Festival. Ed Morales is an author, journalist, filmmaker, and poet who teaches at Columbia University. Has written for the Village Voice, Nation, New York Times, Rolling Stone, and other publications and is a regular commentato

It is the poorest ethnic group in the country, whose political empowerment is altering the balance of forces in a growing number of states. This searching and long-overdue exploration of a crucial development in American life updates Cornel West’s bestselling Race Matters with a Latin inflection.. And yet, Latin barely figure in America’s racial conversation—the US census does not even have a category for “Latino.”In this groundbreaking discussion, Ed Morales explains how Latin political identities are tied to a long Latin American history of mestizaje, translatable as “mixedness” or “hybridity”, and that this border thinking is both a key to understandin

Praise for The Latin Beat: “Exhaustively researched, well-written, and up to date, this is an excellent addition to most music collections.” —Booklist “Displaying an incredible depth of historical and musical knowledge and insight, this book will be a joy to read both for those already steeped in the Latin musical tradition as well as for those recently introduced to the music of, for instance, Tito Puente.” —Publishers Weekly