Author: Maya Davis
Maya is a first-year student at Pratt Institute pursuing a MLIS degree with a focus on archives. Her research interests include the Black diaspora, puppetry, textiles, historical maps, queer studies, comics, animation, and Caribbean history. Her passion/interests for libraries are grounded in appreciation of cultural heritage, accessibility of information, and tech equity.
Investigating street names in Flatbush that were named after families with a history of enslavement. Sharing the process of data visualization and analysis, and why mapping history to…