1st gen phding in History at @Princeton. Black rural preservationist. Public historian | #DST1913 🔺🐘 | Double Hoo 🧡💙 | pronouns: she/her. 📚Historian of enslaved communities & Black rural places 🏛 Museum professional 👩🏾‍🏫 Public educator and speaker 🎧 Oral historian 📺 Work featured on NBC Today Show, CBS Evening News, The Guardian, Oprah’s Book Club, New York Times, Washington Post, + more. 📍Charlottesville | For full cv, inquiries, etc. visit my website: niyambates.com ♣️🏡: Listening & chatting about Black History, The South, country folks, cultural heritage, black museums, community & oral histories, reparations, & everything else Black. ✊🏾 🌾 Country AF 🌍 Traveler 🍷wine enthusiast 🌱outdoor enthusiast 🚣🏾‍♀️ Yak life ➰Loc’d 🎶 music lover 🐶 dog mom 🪴plant mom