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Black Power! Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2017
@ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
New York Public Library

Library building
When and Where
DateSaturday, February 25, 2017
Time12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AddressSchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
New York Public Library
515 Malcolm X Blvd
City, StateNew York City, New York 10037
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, working with the AfroCROWD initiative, is proud to host Black Power! Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, our third year initiative in which we invite members of the community and general public to contribute content related to black history on Wikipedia for the national Black WikiHistory Month outreach campaign. For the first time, via video satellite, we'll be able to unite with Wikipedia editors in Africa who will edit alongside us.

Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it (crowdsourced). At this event, you will learn how Wikipedia works and how to add content to it. Take advantage of the rich resources of the Schomburg library to write and edit entries on black history and culture. Volunteer Wikipedians, the experts, will also be on hand to provide support and instruction on working in Wikipedia.

The Wikipedia training and Edit-a-thon will be held in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division on the C-level (lower level) of the Schomburg Center. Stay for the entire afternoon or drop in any time between 12pm and 5pm.

Bring your own laptop if possible. Laptops will also be available to check out with your NYPL library card.

Wiki editing experience not required.

Passion for black history and culture is highly recommended!

A reception will follow the event at 5:00 pm.

@SchomburgCenter #BlackPower50


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Attendees

Task lists

✓ Please check with a WikiFacilitator before starting new pages – recommend beginners start by editing existing pages vs. starting new pages

Editing resources

Outcomes

Outreach Dashboard metrics (as of 26 Feb 2017 @ 4:01 am)

  • Articles Created: 13
  • Articles Edited: 61
  • Total Edits: 435
  • Editors: 37
  • Words Added: 6.57K
  • Article Views: 941
  • Commons Uploads: 2

Outcomes – detailed list

 Alphabetical by first letter
  denotes Infoboxes were added #yay!

Pages improved
  1. 2017 Olathe, Kansas shooting -- Jeremyb-phone (talk)
  2. Alexandra Stan -- Betawolf2017 (talk)
  3. Alleycat race -- Kbwords (talk)
  4. Annie B. Martin -- Lockbee (talk) , Betawolf2017 (talk)
  5. Black Power in the Caribbean -- Kbj96 (talk), MatthewVanitas (talk)
  6. Charles Moore (dancer) -- BrillLyle (talk)
  7. Charles Moore disambiguation page -- CeBon (talk), added Charles Moore (dancer)
  8. Denise Jefferson -- KarenIrwin (talk)
  9. dream hampton -- Lockbee (talk)
  10. Duchess Harris -- Betawolf2017 (talk)
  11. Dumile Fen -- Sweetandsourmilk (talk)
  12. Elijah Muhammad -- 2aboriginal (talk)
  13. Emma L. Bowen -- KGirlTrucker81 (talk), Jeremyb (talk)
  14. Francesca Harper -- KarenIrwin (talk)
  15. Glory Van Scott -- Betawolf2017 (talk)
  16. John T. Biggers -- Dorisrodgersrobins (talk)
  17. John Jasper -- Lockbee (talk)
  18. Joseph A. Walker (playwright) -- Vizzylane (talk)
  19. Kurt Boone -- Kbwords (talk)
  20. Lucas Brunelle -- Kbwords (talk)
  21. Mike Lupica -- Kbwords (talk)
  22. Molefe Pheto -- Lockbee (talk)
  23. New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple -- LilithAuthor (talk), BrillLyle (talk)
  24. Post-Blackness -- Mynameisjaysa (talk)
  25. Samella Lewis -- Lockbee (talk)
  26. Sarah J. Garnet -- Lockbee (talk)
  27. The Black Panther (newspaper) -- KGirlTrucker81 (talk), Seversley (talk), Dan Koehl (talk), Mozucat (talk)
  28. The Silver Belles -- Jabikam (talk)
  29. Thelma Golden -- Mynameisjaysa (talk)
  30. William Alexander Brown -- Betawolf2017 (talk)
  31. Zora Neale Hurston -- LilithAuthor (talk)
Pages created
  1. Afro-Arts Theater -- Cricket77svg (talk)
  2. Black Power in the Caribbean -- Will12ms (talk)
  3. Charles Moore (dancer) -- CeBon (talk)
  4. Emma L. Bowen -- BJ2174 (talk)
  5. Mojo (newspaper) -- Cricket77svg (talk)
  6. Nyame Brown -- Librarianhelen (talk)
  7. The Black Panther (newspaper) -- LionessScholar212 (talk)
  8. The Francesca Harper Project -- KarenIrwin (talk)

New pages created in other languages – Translation! :-)

  1. Yaa Asantewaa -- Aliceba (talk) -- in Haitian Creole
Wikidata items improved
  1. Kurt Boone (Q6446639) -- Kbwords (talk)
  2. Molefe Pheto (Q27972738) -- BrillLyle (talk)
  3. Nassima Saifi (Q26844464) -- Valentine camano (talk)
  4. Yaa Asantewaa (Q467803) -- Aliceba (talk)
Wikidata items created
  1. Charles Moore (Q28842128) -- Tagishsimon (talk)
Images uploaded to Wikipedia
  1. The Black Panther Newspaper Masthead.jpeg -- LionessScholar212 (talk)
Wikimedia Commons images uploaded
  1. HIV AIDS NYC Monument.jpg -- Valentine camano (talk)
  2. Schomburg meetup 2017-12 jeh.jpg -- Jim.henderson (talk)

Press

Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Ayofemi Kirby at ayofemikirby@nypl.org.

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