Roberta Hunte
Biographic Data
| ID | 5127791 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roberta Hunte |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roberta |
| FAMILY NAME | Hunte |
| SIGNATURE | HUNTE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Portland State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5027-2341 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Collaborative Anti-Racist Perinatal Care
This article describes a case study of the partnership between Healthy Birth Initiatives, a community-based organization (CBO) and Black-led public health nurse home visiting program, and the maternal health division of the Providence Health System located in the Pacific Northwest. This study’s purpose was to explore the formation, significance, and impact of this partnership from the perspectives of staff and leadership members from both organiz…
What Keeps Me in School”
A growing number of college students are nontraditional learners (age 21–65) who are people of color. These students face unique challenges in a higher education system increasingly shaped by neoliberalism and the ongoing context of institutionalized racism. In Oregon, policymakers have established ambitious goals to address racial disparities in educational attainment. In this study, focus groups and interviews were conducted with 111 Black, Ind…
“We Experience What They Experience”
INTRODUCTION: Black perinatal health workers are part of a tradition of Black people fighting for the well-being of Black communities. The purpose of this article is to better understand the unique experiences of these professionals. METHOD: Descriptive qualitative research was used to understand Black providers' experiences in a culturally specific perinatal public health program. A focus group was conducted with seven nurses and community healt…
Magnifying inequality
In 2020, COVID‐19 in tandem with racial tensions spurred by various occurrences throughout the nation proved detrimental to minoritized persons. Black women, who are often the heads of households, familial and communal caregivers, and organizers, were tasked with protecting themselves, their families, and their communities from racialized violence and infection. This article explores the idea of safety and the responsibilities of Black women to e…
Black Nurses in the Home is Working
Black Women and Race and Gender Tensions in the Trades
The article presents the author's views on the experiences of African American women of being discriminated in the trades as of October 2016. She explores her experience of working with tradeswomen at a pre-apprenticeship program in the construction industry as well as the efforts to combat racism and sexism. Also discussed are the apprenticeship system, microaggressions, and the hardships faced by tradeswomen at work
Magnifying inequality
In 2020, COVID‐19 in tandem with racial tensions spurred by various occurrences throughout the nation proved detrimental to minoritized persons. Black women, who are often the heads of households, familial and communal caregivers, and organizers, were tasked with protecting themselves, their families, and their communities from racialized violence and infection. This article explores the idea of safety and the responsibilities of Black women to e…
Black Women and Race and Gender Tensions in the Trades
The article presents the author's views on the experiences of African American women of being discriminated in the trades as of October 2016. She explores her experience of working with tradeswomen at a pre-apprenticeship program in the construction industry as well as the efforts to combat racism and sexism. Also discussed are the apprenticeship system, microaggressions, and the hardships faced by tradeswomen at work
Black Nurses in the Home is Working
Black Women and Race and Gender Tensions in the Trades
The article presents the author's views on the experiences of African American women of being discriminated in the trades as of October 2016. She explores her experience of working with tradeswomen at a pre-apprenticeship program in the construction industry as well as the efforts to combat racism and sexism. Also discussed are the apprenticeship system, microaggressions, and the hardships faced by tradeswomen at work
Black Nurses in the Home is Working
“We Experience What They Experience”
INTRODUCTION: Black perinatal health workers are part of a tradition of Black people fighting for the well-being of Black communities. The purpose of this article is to better understand the unique experiences of these professionals. METHOD: Descriptive qualitative research was used to understand Black providers' experiences in a culturally specific perinatal public health program. A focus group was conducted with seven nurses and community healt…
Magnifying inequality
In 2020, COVID‐19 in tandem with racial tensions spurred by various occurrences throughout the nation proved detrimental to minoritized persons. Black women, who are often the heads of households, familial and communal caregivers, and organizers, were tasked with protecting themselves, their families, and their communities from racialized violence and infection. This article explores the idea of safety and the responsibilities of Black women to e…
What Keeps Me in School”
A growing number of college students are nontraditional learners (age 21–65) who are people of color. These students face unique challenges in a higher education system increasingly shaped by neoliberalism and the ongoing context of institutionalized racism. In Oregon, policymakers have established ambitious goals to address racial disparities in educational attainment. In this study, focus groups and interviews were conducted with 111 Black, Ind…
Collaborative Anti-Racist Perinatal Care
This article describes a case study of the partnership between Healthy Birth Initiatives, a community-based organization (CBO) and Black-led public health nurse home visiting program, and the maternal health division of the Providence Health System located in the Pacific Northwest. This study’s purpose was to explore the formation, significance, and impact of this partnership from the perspectives of staff and leadership members from both organiz…
Medicine (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Black women (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Health care (2 works)