The primary argument that the author puts forward in the essay is two fold:1. There needs to be a concerted effort to draw connections between African American studies and digital humanities in order to reveal the politics of race and power that constructs the tools of the former as well as the entire itself. Digital humanities, without such interrogation and engagement, would essentially be a "white" driven field, one that is built on the assumption of a 'natural reality' that is predominantly built on the predominance of the white experience at the expense or marginalization of all others.2. If efforts are made to build these engagements and connections, then it could lead to a 'revitilzation' of the discipline itself, where the experiences of the marginalized are centered, racial power dynamics exposed and the deconstruction of the assumed 'natural' that defines digital humanities can take place. Therefore a 'technology of recovery' is required, where digital spaces that have been shut off to the black experience and agency can be reclaimed and re-engaged by considering "the intersections between the digital and blackness" (pg 2)
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