Naa Oyo A Kwate
Biographic Data
| ID | 133677 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Naa Oyo A Kwate |
| GIVEN NAMES | Naa Oyo A |
| FAMILY NAME | Kwate |
| SIGNATURE | KWATE N O A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 270 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
The Corner Liquor Store: Rethinking Toxicity in the Black Metropolis
Festival in the Time of Covid-19
Research Article| August 01 2020 Festival in the Time of COVID-19 Naa Oyo A. Kwate Naa Oyo A. Kwate Naa Oyo A. Kwate, PhD, Associate Professor at Rutgers–New Brunswick, is an interdisciplinary scholar who studies racial inequality and African American health and urban life. She is the author of Burgers in Blackface: Anti-Black Restaurants Then and Now (University of Minnesota Press, 2019). A new book, Paint It Black: Race and the Transformation o…
Race and Retail: Consumption across the Color Line
Race has long shaped shopping experiences for many Americans. Retail exchanges and establishments have made headlines as flashpoints for conflict not only between blacks and whites, but also between whites, Mexicans, Asian Americans, and a wide variety of other ethnic groups, who have at times found themselves unwelcome at white-owned businesses. Race and Retail documents the extent to which retail establishments, both past and present, have ofte…
Dying Fast and Dying Slow in Black Space: Stop and Frisk’s Public Health Threat and a Comprehensive Necropolitics
Aggressive policing strategies have come under scrutiny for stark racial and ethnic inequities. New York City, home to the United States' largest police force, was subject to a federal class action lawsuit that culminated in its "Stop, Question and Frisk" policies being ruled unconstitutional. In this paper we argue that Stop and Frisk not only violates constitutional rights, but also constitutes a public health problem. Operating as one process …
The Race Against Time: Lived Time, Time Loss, and Black Health Opportunity
In this paper I argue that time is a social determinant of health, and one that perpetuates racial health inequalities. Specifically, Black people in the United States experience time losses across numerous domains throughout the life course, putting them at risk of disproportionate morbidity and mortality. Fundamental cause theory holds that social conditions structure health through pathways to resources including money, knowledge, power, prest…
Does learning about race prevent substance abuse? Racial discrimination, racial socialization and substance use among African Americans
Racism at the intersections: Gender and socioeconomic differences in the experience of racism among African Americans
Several studies investigating the health effects of racism have reported gender and socioeconomic differences in exposures to racism, with women typically reporting lower frequencies, and individuals with greater resources reporting higher frequencies. This study used diverse measures of socioeconomic position and multiple measures and methods to assess experienced racism. Socioeconomic position included education and financial and employment sta…
Safety and Solidarity After the Boston Marathon Bombing: A Comparison of Three Diverse Boston Neighborhoods
This article investigates the effect of the Boston Marathon Bombing on city residents— how the tragic incident changed, or did not change, how Bostonians live in and feel about their community and neighborhoods. Unlike prior research that began weeks or months after a terrorist attack and used retrospective reports, this study spans the focal event. An address‐based sample of residents from three neighborhoods, distinct in racial and economic mak…
Perceiving the Black Female Body: Race and Gender in Police Constructions of Body Weight
Racism Still Exists”: A Public Health Intervention Using Racism “Countermarketing” Outdoor Advertising in a Black Neighborhood
Havens of Risks or Resources? A Study of Two Latino Neighborhoods in New York City
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Effects of Racism on Mental Health Among Residents of Black Neighborhoods in New York City
These results support theories of racism as a health-defeating stressor and are among the few that show temporal associations with health
An empirical analysis of White privilege, social position and health
Retail Redlining in New York City: Racialized Access to Day-to-Day Retail Resources
Spatial and Racial Patterning of Real Estate Broker Listings in New York City
It has been well documented that Black homeseekers face discrimination in the housing market in the form of racial steering and other institutional policies and practices that are critical in limiting housing access. Less is known about the mechanisms that operate on the other side of real estate transactions to perpetuate racially segregated neighborhoods. We investigated whether White and Black brokers face segregation in the housing market. Th…
On Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones: Stereotypes and African American Health
Deeply embedded in everyday discourse, social interactions, and institutional practices, racism negatively affects the health and well-being of Black people in the United States. Theory and empirical research on the impact of racism on health have focused on stressful events and individual perceptions of racism, although racism is not expressed only as racist acts. Racism subordinates people and diminishes their importance; stereotyping is one of…
The Myth of Meritocracy and African American Health
Recent theoretical and empirical studies of the social determinants of health inequities have shown that economic deprivation, multiple levels of racism, and neighborhood context limit African American health chances and that African Americans' poor health status is predicated on unequal opportunity to achieve the American Dream. President Obama's election has been touted as a demonstration of American meritocracy—the belief that all may obtain t…
Individual and Group Racism and Problem Drinking Among African American Women
This study investigated whether perceived individual and group racism were associated with problematic drinking patterns among urban African American women. In this cross-sectional survey, 139 African American women aged 21 to 49 years who consumed alcohol at least once per month were recruited from and interviewed at varied community sites in Central Harlem, New York City. Drinking patterns were assessed with the CAGE, a commonly used four-item …
Association Between Residential Exposure to Outdoor Alcohol Advertising and Problem Drinking Among African American Women in New York City
We evaluated the association between residential exposure to outdoor alcohol advertising and current problem drinking among 139 African American women aged 21 to 49 years in Central Harlem, New York City. We found that exposure to advertisements was positively related to problem drinking (13% greater odds), even after we controlled for a family history of alcohol problems and socioeconomic status. The results suggest that the density of alcohol a…
Inequality in obesigenic environments: Fast food density in New York City
Fried chicken and fresh apples: Racial segregation as a fundamental cause of fast food density in black neighborhoods
Ghettoizing Outdoor Advertising: Disadvantage and Ad Panel Density in Black Neighborhoods
The Heresy of African-Centered Psychology
Cross-Validation of the Africentrism Scale
This study cross-validated the Africentrism Scale and investigated the relationship between Africentrism and demographic variables in a diverse sample of individuals of African descent. Participants were 206 individuals who identified as African, African American, or Caribbean/West Indian. Demographic variables included age, gender, ethnic background, educational level, place of rearing, and level of identification with African ancestry. The resu…
Intelligence or Misorientation? Eurocentrism in the Wisc-III
Intelligence testing with children of African descent has a turbulent history. Cultural biases in test content, administration, and standardization procedures have resulted in inappropriate diagnostic classifications for many African American children. Yet, intelligence testing continues to enjoy widespread clinical practice, and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Third Edition (WISC-III) is one of the most popular tests. This article e…
Fried chicken and fresh apples: Racial segregation as a fundamental cause of fast food density in black neighborhoods
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Effects of Racism on Mental Health Among Residents of Black Neighborhoods in New York City
These results support theories of racism as a health-defeating stressor and are among the few that show temporal associations with health
Inequality in obesigenic environments: Fast food density in New York City
An empirical analysis of White privilege, social position and health
Retail Redlining in New York City: Racialized Access to Day-to-Day Retail Resources
Dying Fast and Dying Slow in Black Space: Stop and Frisk’s Public Health Threat and a Comprehensive Necropolitics
Aggressive policing strategies have come under scrutiny for stark racial and ethnic inequities. New York City, home to the United States' largest police force, was subject to a federal class action lawsuit that culminated in its "Stop, Question and Frisk" policies being ruled unconstitutional. In this paper we argue that Stop and Frisk not only violates constitutional rights, but also constitutes a public health problem. Operating as one process …
The Myth of Meritocracy and African American Health
Recent theoretical and empirical studies of the social determinants of health inequities have shown that economic deprivation, multiple levels of racism, and neighborhood context limit African American health chances and that African Americans' poor health status is predicated on unequal opportunity to achieve the American Dream. President Obama's election has been touted as a demonstration of American meritocracy—the belief that all may obtain t…
Ghettoizing Outdoor Advertising: Disadvantage and Ad Panel Density in Black Neighborhoods
Perceiving the Black Female Body: Race and Gender in Police Constructions of Body Weight
On Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones: Stereotypes and African American Health
Deeply embedded in everyday discourse, social interactions, and institutional practices, racism negatively affects the health and well-being of Black people in the United States. Theory and empirical research on the impact of racism on health have focused on stressful events and individual perceptions of racism, although racism is not expressed only as racist acts. Racism subordinates people and diminishes their importance; stereotyping is one of…
The Race Against Time: Lived Time, Time Loss, and Black Health Opportunity
In this paper I argue that time is a social determinant of health, and one that perpetuates racial health inequalities. Specifically, Black people in the United States experience time losses across numerous domains throughout the life course, putting them at risk of disproportionate morbidity and mortality. Fundamental cause theory holds that social conditions structure health through pathways to resources including money, knowledge, power, prest…
Racism Still Exists”: A Public Health Intervention Using Racism “Countermarketing” Outdoor Advertising in a Black Neighborhood
Association Between Residential Exposure to Outdoor Alcohol Advertising and Problem Drinking Among African American Women in New York City
We evaluated the association between residential exposure to outdoor alcohol advertising and current problem drinking among 139 African American women aged 21 to 49 years in Central Harlem, New York City. We found that exposure to advertisements was positively related to problem drinking (13% greater odds), even after we controlled for a family history of alcohol problems and socioeconomic status. The results suggest that the density of alcohol a…
Does learning about race prevent substance abuse? Racial discrimination, racial socialization and substance use among African Americans
Cross-Validation of the Africentrism Scale
This study cross-validated the Africentrism Scale and investigated the relationship between Africentrism and demographic variables in a diverse sample of individuals of African descent. Participants were 206 individuals who identified as African, African American, or Caribbean/West Indian. Demographic variables included age, gender, ethnic background, educational level, place of rearing, and level of identification with African ancestry. The resu…
Havens of Risks or Resources? A Study of Two Latino Neighborhoods in New York City
Spatial and Racial Patterning of Real Estate Broker Listings in New York City
It has been well documented that Black homeseekers face discrimination in the housing market in the form of racial steering and other institutional policies and practices that are critical in limiting housing access. Less is known about the mechanisms that operate on the other side of real estate transactions to perpetuate racially segregated neighborhoods. We investigated whether White and Black brokers face segregation in the housing market. Th…
Intelligence or Misorientation? Eurocentrism in the Wisc-III
Intelligence testing with children of African descent has a turbulent history. Cultural biases in test content, administration, and standardization procedures have resulted in inappropriate diagnostic classifications for many African American children. Yet, intelligence testing continues to enjoy widespread clinical practice, and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Third Edition (WISC-III) is one of the most popular tests. This article e…
Safety and Solidarity After the Boston Marathon Bombing: A Comparison of Three Diverse Boston Neighborhoods
This article investigates the effect of the Boston Marathon Bombing on city residents— how the tragic incident changed, or did not change, how Bostonians live in and feel about their community and neighborhoods. Unlike prior research that began weeks or months after a terrorist attack and used retrospective reports, this study spans the focal event. An address‐based sample of residents from three neighborhoods, distinct in racial and economic mak…
Individual and Group Racism and Problem Drinking Among African American Women
This study investigated whether perceived individual and group racism were associated with problematic drinking patterns among urban African American women. In this cross-sectional survey, 139 African American women aged 21 to 49 years who consumed alcohol at least once per month were recruited from and interviewed at varied community sites in Central Harlem, New York City. Drinking patterns were assessed with the CAGE, a commonly used four-item …
Intelligence or Misorientation? Eurocentrism in the Wisc-III
Intelligence testing with children of African descent has a turbulent history. Cultural biases in test content, administration, and standardization procedures have resulted in inappropriate diagnostic classifications for many African American children. Yet, intelligence testing continues to enjoy widespread clinical practice, and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Third Edition (WISC-III) is one of the most popular tests. This article e…
Cross-Validation of the Africentrism Scale
This study cross-validated the Africentrism Scale and investigated the relationship between Africentrism and demographic variables in a diverse sample of individuals of African descent. Participants were 206 individuals who identified as African, African American, or Caribbean/West Indian. Demographic variables included age, gender, ethnic background, educational level, place of rearing, and level of identification with African ancestry. The resu…
The Heresy of African-Centered Psychology
Ghettoizing Outdoor Advertising: Disadvantage and Ad Panel Density in Black Neighborhoods
Fried chicken and fresh apples: Racial segregation as a fundamental cause of fast food density in black neighborhoods
Inequality in obesigenic environments: Fast food density in New York City
Association Between Residential Exposure to Outdoor Alcohol Advertising and Problem Drinking Among African American Women in New York City
We evaluated the association between residential exposure to outdoor alcohol advertising and current problem drinking among 139 African American women aged 21 to 49 years in Central Harlem, New York City. We found that exposure to advertisements was positively related to problem drinking (13% greater odds), even after we controlled for a family history of alcohol problems and socioeconomic status. The results suggest that the density of alcohol a…
The Myth of Meritocracy and African American Health
Recent theoretical and empirical studies of the social determinants of health inequities have shown that economic deprivation, multiple levels of racism, and neighborhood context limit African American health chances and that African Americans' poor health status is predicated on unequal opportunity to achieve the American Dream. President Obama's election has been touted as a demonstration of American meritocracy—the belief that all may obtain t…
Individual and Group Racism and Problem Drinking Among African American Women
This study investigated whether perceived individual and group racism were associated with problematic drinking patterns among urban African American women. In this cross-sectional survey, 139 African American women aged 21 to 49 years who consumed alcohol at least once per month were recruited from and interviewed at varied community sites in Central Harlem, New York City. Drinking patterns were assessed with the CAGE, a commonly used four-item …
On Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones: Stereotypes and African American Health
Deeply embedded in everyday discourse, social interactions, and institutional practices, racism negatively affects the health and well-being of Black people in the United States. Theory and empirical research on the impact of racism on health have focused on stressful events and individual perceptions of racism, although racism is not expressed only as racist acts. Racism subordinates people and diminishes their importance; stereotyping is one of…
Retail Redlining in New York City: Racialized Access to Day-to-Day Retail Resources
Spatial and Racial Patterning of Real Estate Broker Listings in New York City
It has been well documented that Black homeseekers face discrimination in the housing market in the form of racial steering and other institutional policies and practices that are critical in limiting housing access. Less is known about the mechanisms that operate on the other side of real estate transactions to perpetuate racially segregated neighborhoods. We investigated whether White and Black brokers face segregation in the housing market. Th…
Racism Still Exists”: A Public Health Intervention Using Racism “Countermarketing” Outdoor Advertising in a Black Neighborhood
Havens of Risks or Resources? A Study of Two Latino Neighborhoods in New York City
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Effects of Racism on Mental Health Among Residents of Black Neighborhoods in New York City
These results support theories of racism as a health-defeating stressor and are among the few that show temporal associations with health
An empirical analysis of White privilege, social position and health
Racism at the intersections: Gender and socioeconomic differences in the experience of racism among African Americans
Several studies investigating the health effects of racism have reported gender and socioeconomic differences in exposures to racism, with women typically reporting lower frequencies, and individuals with greater resources reporting higher frequencies. This study used diverse measures of socioeconomic position and multiple measures and methods to assess experienced racism. Socioeconomic position included education and financial and employment sta…
Safety and Solidarity After the Boston Marathon Bombing: A Comparison of Three Diverse Boston Neighborhoods
This article investigates the effect of the Boston Marathon Bombing on city residents— how the tragic incident changed, or did not change, how Bostonians live in and feel about their community and neighborhoods. Unlike prior research that began weeks or months after a terrorist attack and used retrospective reports, this study spans the focal event. An address‐based sample of residents from three neighborhoods, distinct in racial and economic mak…
Perceiving the Black Female Body: Race and Gender in Police Constructions of Body Weight
Does learning about race prevent substance abuse? Racial discrimination, racial socialization and substance use among African Americans
Dying Fast and Dying Slow in Black Space: Stop and Frisk’s Public Health Threat and a Comprehensive Necropolitics
Aggressive policing strategies have come under scrutiny for stark racial and ethnic inequities. New York City, home to the United States' largest police force, was subject to a federal class action lawsuit that culminated in its "Stop, Question and Frisk" policies being ruled unconstitutional. In this paper we argue that Stop and Frisk not only violates constitutional rights, but also constitutes a public health problem. Operating as one process …
The Race Against Time: Lived Time, Time Loss, and Black Health Opportunity
In this paper I argue that time is a social determinant of health, and one that perpetuates racial health inequalities. Specifically, Black people in the United States experience time losses across numerous domains throughout the life course, putting them at risk of disproportionate morbidity and mortality. Fundamental cause theory holds that social conditions structure health through pathways to resources including money, knowledge, power, prest…
Race and Retail: Consumption across the Color Line
Race has long shaped shopping experiences for many Americans. Retail exchanges and establishments have made headlines as flashpoints for conflict not only between blacks and whites, but also between whites, Mexicans, Asian Americans, and a wide variety of other ethnic groups, who have at times found themselves unwelcome at white-owned businesses. Race and Retail documents the extent to which retail establishments, both past and present, have ofte…
Festival in the Time of Covid-19
Research Article| August 01 2020 Festival in the Time of COVID-19 Naa Oyo A. Kwate Naa Oyo A. Kwate Naa Oyo A. Kwate, PhD, Associate Professor at Rutgers–New Brunswick, is an interdisciplinary scholar who studies racial inequality and African American health and urban life. She is the author of Burgers in Blackface: Anti-Black Restaurants Then and Now (University of Minnesota Press, 2019). A new book, Paint It Black: Race and the Transformation o…
The Corner Liquor Store: Rethinking Toxicity in the Black Metropolis
Sociology (22 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Racism (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works)