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#BRONX AFRICA
Black Life Matters
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
When & Where
DateSaturday, February 27, 2016
Time12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
AddressHostos Community College
Academic Computing Center
East Academic Complex Building C
450 Grand Concourse
Room C-592
City, StateBronx, NY 10451
Deirdre Scott, ED of BCA, and LeRonn P. Brooks, curator
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The Bronx Council on the Arts, working with the AfroCROWD initiative, is hosting a Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Saturday February 27, 2016, as part of the BRONX:AFRICA exhibition at Longwood Art Gallery, to contribute to articles on Wikipedia for the national Black WikiHistory Month outreach campaign. The event will focus on Black and African History as part of #BRONX AFRICA.

Event information

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  • Date: Saturday, February 27, 2016
  • Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Location: Hostos Community College
  • Address: Academic Computing Center, East Academic Complex Building C, 450 Grand Concourse, Room C-592, Bronx, NY 10451 40°49′3″N 73°55′38″W / 40.81750°N 73.92722°W / 40.81750; -73.92722
  • Directions:
  • Twitter: #BronxAfrica
  • RSVP: Eventbrite
    • Note: RSVP is required - Please note that Seating is limited and we advise that you do not RSVP unless you can attend.
  • Details:
    • Beginners welcome.
    • All languages welcome including English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Yoruba and others. Wikipedia comes in 285 languages and you are welcome to edit it in any of them or translate from one language to another.
    • No food or beverages allowed in the computer lab.

Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD) is a new initiative which seeks to increase the number of people of African descent actively editing Wikipedia. Become a part of the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements and help close the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia. Visit us at AfroCROWD to find out more.

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Prior to the event:

  1. RSVP @ Eventbrite
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    Yes? Go to Step #3
  3. Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to the #Participants section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page
Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
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Outcomes

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Pages improved

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  1. Florence M. Rice -- Elrond108 (talk)
  2. Hale Woodruff -- MarathonRobeson (talk)

Pictures addd

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  1. 6 photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons -- Jim.henderson (talk)
  2. BxAfr2016Feb 03.JPG -- added to this page -- Imandra (talk)

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Resources

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See Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources
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Participants

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  1. Phantomblogger (talk)
  2. Pharos (talk) 15:36, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Jim.henderson (talk)
  4. Shanluan (talk)
  5. BrillLyle (talk) -- remote participation
  6. Quantumavik (talk)
  7. Geraldshields11 (talk) 21:23, 8 February 2016 (UTC) at NPR -- Participating online[reply]
  8. Coopnonna (talk) 17:13, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  9. ElMorroGhost (talk) 18:13, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  10. MarathonRobeson (talk) 18:20, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Imandra (talk) 18:41, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  12. VivaLola101 (talk) 19:40, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Aliceba (talk) 20:08, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  14. DR. LUV JA (talk)
  15. Redrooster565 (talk)
  16. Elrond108 (talk)
  17. Flyten2 (talk)
  18. Juanita lanzo (talk) (working on es)
  19. DesignPolice (talk)
  20. Jamila Allston (talk)
  21. Peppermint900 (talk) 19:40, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Vajraakamai (talk) 19:42, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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