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Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Library building
When and Where
DateSaturday, February 6, 2016
Time12:00 pm – 4:30/5:00 pm
AddressSchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
New York Public Library
515 Malcolm X Blvd
City, StateNew York City, New York 10037
BlackLifeMatters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Harlem, New York City, February 6, 2016

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, working with the AfroCROWD initiative, hosted a successor to last year's Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Saturday February 6, 2016, to contribute to articles on Wikipedia for the national Black WikiHistory Month outreach campaign.

The Wikipedia training and Edit-a-thon took place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division with a following reception in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building.

Get started here!

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Black Life Matters Editathon Event PDF
 
Wikipedia vs. American National Biography - Task List PDF
 
WARNING! No 3 train this weekend

Event details

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If you have a laptop, please bring it with you!

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Attendees

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  1. Adjoajo (talk)
  2. Aliceba (talk)
  3. Amrobe (talk)
  4. BCCLeoF (talk)
  5. Bjhillis (talk)
  6. BrillLyle (talk)
  7. Cakelover216 (talk)
  8. Cfeliciano86 (talk)
  9. DGG (talk)
  10. DR. LUV JA (talk)
  11. DallasFuentes (talk)
  12. Dissensa (talk)
  13. Doctorxgc (talk)
  14. Dsp13 (talk)
  15. Etlib (talk)
  16. Failedprojects (talk)
  17. Frank.manus (talk)
  18. Gjone1 (talk)
  19. Godofwar2190 (talk)
  20. Gothamgriots (talk)
  21. Gow esq (talk)
  22. HaloLisa17 (talk)
  23. IKeepItRealerThanMostIKnowYouFeelingIt (talk)
  24. Jbgreen29 (talk)
  25. Jennifer.Tamayo (talk)
  26. Jeremyb (talk)
  27. Jim.henderson (talk)
  28. Jskarlin (talk)
  29. Katellington (talk)
  30. Lange.lea (talk)
  31. Lewisph4 (talk)
  32. Livrosparasiempre (talk)
  33. Majesty1 (talk)
  34. Margotellen (talk)
  35. MairaLiriano (talk)
  36. Megaugust (talk)
  37. Membranefission (talk)
  38. Mozucat (talk)
  39. Mylahr21 (talk)
  40. NYSoulSister (talk)
  41. Nuhattithesitter (talk)
  42. Pbkauf (talk)
  43. Peaceray (talk)
  44. Phantomblogger (talk)
  45. Pharos (talk)
  46. Rcamilled (talk)
  47. Redrooster565 (talk)
  48. Ruspeaks (talk)
  49. Shanluan (talk)
  50. Sasunmonu (talk)
  51. Seanpatrickcain (talk)
  52. Sev2109 (talk)
  53. StevenFullwood (talk)
  54. Tduk (talk)
  55. Teddygoitom (talk)
  56. Theorizedfuzzball (talk)
  57. Theredproject (talk)
  58. Whmiftahi9 (talk)
  59. WindingRoad (talk)
  60. Xiuxiusux (talk)

Regrets

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  1. kosboot (talk) 22:45, 19 January 2016 (UTC) - but have already created Frederick Douglass (Ulysses Kay opera) and will do more during the month[reply]
  2. I have a scheduling conflict on this date. Sorry! Best wishes for a great event. Newyorkbrad (talk) 21:13, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Outcomes

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Attendees at AfroCROWD Black Life Matters Schomburg Center Editathon
 
Schomburg Center Entrance
 
Schomburg plaque
 
Maira Liriano, Associate Chief Librarian @ Schomburg gave welcoming remarks
 
Sherry from AfroCROWD introductory remarks
 
Registration!
 
Two editors happened to be looking into making an article on the same topic
 
Jeremy B helps an editor
 
It was a full house
 
Schomburg provided a task list
 
Ask Me Things
 
Floor mosaic in Langston Hughes Auditorium lobby during post-event reception

New articles created

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People

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Alphabetical by surname

  1. Cecelia Adkins -- Seanpatrickcain (talk) -- stub, needs additional content
  2. Johari Amini -- Seanpatrickcain (talk) -- stub, needs additional content
  3. James Madison Bell -- Margotellen (talk) -- stub, needs additional content
  4. Madeline Bunch -- Seanpatrickcain (talk) -- stub, needs additional content
  5. Warren Clay Coleman -- Gjone1 (talk) -- stub, 2 bare URLs cites could be converted to full cites
  6. William "Billy" Costin -- Bjhillis (talk) -- was in DRAFT form
  7. Frederick Douglass (Ulysses Kay opera) -- Kosboot (talk)
  8. John Patterson Green -- Gow esq (talk)
  9. Herukhuti aka H. Sharif Williams -- StevenFullwood (talk)
  10. G. Winston James -- StevenFullwood (talk) !!! HAS BEEN FLAGGED AfD !!! -- please help if you can!
  11. Fannie Pennington -- Pharos (talk)
  12. Ruth Logan Roberts -- Lange.lea (talk)
  13. Edward Augustine Savoy -- Livrosparasiempre (talk)
  14. Moranda Smith -- Jennifer.Tamayo (talk)
Draft
  1. Draft:Cheryl Boyce Taylor -- StevenFullwood (talk) -- NEEDS REVIEW
  2. Draft:John Albert Burr -- HaloLisa17 (talk)
  3. Draft:Rex Goreleigh -- Whmiftahi9 (talk)
Sandbox
  1. Afripedia in User:Teddygoitom/sandbox -- Teddygoitom (talk)
  2. Lucille Mason Rose in User:Lewisph4/sandbox -- Lewisph4 (talk)

Subjects

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Alphabetical

  1. List of African-American cemeteries in New York -- WindingRoad (talk)
  2. List of Melvin Van Peebles songs -- Tduk (talk)

Articles improved

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People

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Alphabetical by surname

  1. Cecelia Adkins -- JTtheOG (talk), Pharos (talk)
  2. Charles Alston -- Rcamilled (talk)
  3. Johari Amini -- MrX (talk)
  4. Romare Bearden -- Pbkauf (talk)
  5. James Madison Bell -- Pharos (talk)
  6. Madeline Bunch -- Eastfrisian (talk), Blythwood (talk) -- stub, needs additional content
  7. Octavia E. Butler -- photo added to Wikimedia Commons for use in entry that was provided by owner via email -- Mozucat (talk), Doctorxgc (talk)
  8. Gwen Cherry -- Seanpatrickcain (talk)
  9. Darcel Clark -- Ruspeaks (talk)
  10. Warren Clay Coleman -- Pharos (talk) -- stub, 2 bare URLs cites could be converted to full cites
  11. William "Billy" Costin – DRAFT status, reworked and got to article status #yay -- BrillLyle (talk), Margotellen (talk)
  12. Marion Vera Cuthbert -- Jskarlin (talk)
  13. Frederick Douglass (Ulysses Kay opera) – Put Further reading section into {{cite journal}} format & added parameters -- Peaceray (talk)
  14. David Fagen -- added further reading suggestion to article -- Megaugust (talk)
  15. Jessie Redmon Fauset -- Rcamilled (talk)
  16. Sarah J. Garnet -- added photo -- Cakelover216 (talk)
  17. Nelson George -- IKeepItRealerThanMostIKnowYouFeelingIt (talk)
  18. Draft:Rex Goreleigh -- Schetm (talk), Pharos (talk), BrillLyle (talk)
  19. Blanche Grambs -- Rcamilled (talk)
  20. Lester Granger -- references added and formatting updated -- Lange.lea (talk)
  21. John Patterson Green -- UkPaolo (talk)
  22. Dream hampton -- IKeepItRealerThanMostIKnowYouFeelingIt (talk)
  23. Herukhuti aka H. Sharif Williams -- Melcous (talk)
  24. Jean Blackwell Hutson -- Cfeliciano86 (talk)
  25. G. Winston James -- Melcous (talk)
  26. Catherine Allen Latimer -- Cfeliciano86 (talk)
  27. Maritcha Remond Lyons -- will try to add more content, etc. as follow up to last year -- BrillLyle (talk)
  28. Asa Mader -- Theredproject (talk)
  29. Joan Morgan (author) -- IKeepItRealerThanMostIKnowYouFeelingIt (talk)
  30. Lyda D. Newman -- HaloLisa17 (talk)
  31. George Wells Parker -- BCCLeoF (talk)
  32. Fannie Pennington -- DGG (talk)
  33. Mary Ellen Pleasant -- Seanpatrickcain (talk)
  34. Florence M. Rice -- Adjoajo (talk)
  35. Ruth Logan Roberts & Talk:Ruth Logan Roberts - tweaked article, put references into {{cite book}} formats & added parameters, & created talk page with WikiProject banners -- Peaceray (talk)
  36. Edward Augustine Savoy -- Livrosparasiempre (talk), Mokshjuneja (talk)
  37. Hilda Simms -- Theorizedfuzzball (talk)
  38. Carole Simpson -- Seanpatrickcain (talk)
  39. Danyel Smith -- IKeepItRealerThanMostIKnowYouFeelingIt (talk)
  40. Moranda Smith -- Jennifer.Tamayo (talk)
  41. Pamela Sneed -- StevenFullwood (talk)
  42. Lester Sterling -- DR. LUV JA (talk)
  43. Elliott Wilson (journalist) -- IKeepItRealerThanMostIKnowYouFeelingIt (talk)

Subject

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Alphabetical

  1. The Covenant with Black America -- Doctorxgc (talk)
  2. List of African-American cemeteries in New York - tweaked article & created the talk section with the appropriate WikiProject banners -- Peaceray (talk)
  3. National Urban League -- references and archival materials link added -- Lange.lea (talk)
  4. Studio Museum in Harlem -- Cakelover216 (talk), Etlib (talk)
  5. The Apple Stretching -- Tduk (talk)
  6. Waltz of the Stork -- Tduk (talk)
Finding aid project

Images added to Wikimedia Commons

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  1. Octavia Butler photo by Leslie Howle.JPG -- Mozucat (talk)
  2. Sarah J. Garnet.jpg -- Cakelover216 (talk)

List of articles to edit

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Wikipedia Meetups
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London 211 December 8, 2024 (2024-12-08)
Perth 85 December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15)
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Wikipedia Day NYC January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25)
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Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon.

Need to be created

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Biographies

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Organizations

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See also pages relating to the Harlem Renaissance

Other lists with articles that need to be created

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Stubs!

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"Stubs" - very short articles in need of expansion:

Resources

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Templates

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{{NYPL Archives & Manuscripts|id|division|link label}}
An example with division:
{{NYPL Archives & Manuscripts|22986|scm|Maya Angelou papers}}
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Maya Angelou papers at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division at the New York Public Library

Note:

  • 'id' is the last numbers of the URL, e.g. http://archives.nypl.org/xxxxxx, xxxxxx being the ID number.
  • 'division' is option, but to add to the external link, these are the abbreviations (3 letter string in bold below) to trigger the inclusion of the collection
scl: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division
scm: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
  • 'link label' is an override field, it will default to the page title.

Editing Wikipedia resources

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Tools and templates

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  • N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help

Press

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