The character was born in America, not Italy, so there is a higher chance of her being of mixed race. She is of Italian heritage not Italian herself.
Detective Comics 1043 Variant
Suddenly they are intrested in her again?
Wait how is Huntress Helena B in the Batfam? That's always confused many times because sometimes she or isn't
I don't know much about this character, other than the 'No Man's Land' story, but liked her there. Otherwise I've only seen her show-up on occasion as a guest appearance. It's nice to see that the character seems to have had a resurgence lately.