[1] Nkonde studied in the neurology department at Leeds Metropolitan University for three years before completing a B.Sc.

[4] Nkonde is pursuing a Ph.D. in digital humanities as a Harding distinguished postgraduate scholar at University of Cambridge.

[6] She co-authored the 2019 article, Advancing Racial Literacy in Tech with Jessie Daniels and Darakhshan Mir.

[6] It supported the drafting of the "Algorithmic Accountability Act" introduced by Yvette Clarke to the United States House of Representatives in 2019.

[8] In 2021, she won a New York Emmy Award for her storytelling efforts on a news segment covering facial recognition.