Digitising the Digi-prived
Confronting Digital Erasure and Reclaiming Africa’s Place in Global Knowledge Before Algorithms Define It
I founded the Institute for Historical Studies, Biographical Research, Documentation, and Legacy (IHS-BiRD & L) to address the systemic digital exclusion of Nigerian history. Over the course of approximately fifteen years of active contributions to digital knowledge platforms, I have witnessed a persistent underrepresentation of African narratives, leaving our stories at risk of erasure in the global knowledge space.