Black Legacy Alliance
ABOUT
Dr. J. Dontaè Roberts, LCSW
Founder & Executive Director, Black Legacy Alliance
Dr. Roberts is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, clinical researcher, and professor who has spent years working alongside disadvantaged adults — including people experiencing homelessness, fathers, individuals affected by chronic disease, and Veterans.
Dr. Roberts earned a Ph.D. from the joint UNC Greensboro–NC A&T program (2024) and is a postdoctoral researcher at NC A&T's NC TraCS project, which focuses on barriers to translational research among minoritized populations. Their research examines systemic racism, health disparities, and race-based traumatic stress, using mixed methods and mobile health technologies to develop culturally responsive interventions for African American men and fathers.
Under Dr. Roberts's leadership, Black Legacy Alliance evaluates the Guilford County Sheriff's Department and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) award — reflecting the organization's mission to partner with at-risk communities, measure what works, and build the capacity to sustain it.
Services
I serve our community in a variety of ways
Clinical Supervision
I supervise LCSWA, LCASA, psychology, and counseling practitioners. We also support, consult, and oversee counselors' cases.
We help to refine goals and outcomes, select interventions and supports, coordinate care, and track and adjust interventions.
I would love to support you!
Consultations & Research
I've partnered with universities and non-profit agencies to address the intersection of psychological trauma, fatherhood, epigenetics, and racial discrimination.
I provide research data, reports, ideas, and best practices when African-American fathers are involved in or impacted by the client's programs or research.
Public Speaking
We would love to speak at your organization or university.
For years, we have appeared as guest speakers in classrooms, department meetings, in front of nonprofit leaders, and more.
We love to give perspective around the unique landscape and propositions African-American men face as fathers and how that affects child outcomes.
Grant Writing
I can provide grant writing services for your nonprofit, for-profit organizations, and government agencies. I have received funding from the Cone Health Foundation (non-profit), Beuarua Justice Assistance (Federal Government), and Guilford County Sheriff Department (State/Local Government).