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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by The C of E (talk) 07:22, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

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Bernette Ford

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  • ... that Bernette Ford was one of the first members of the Black Creators for Children, an organization that helped promote black authors and increase diversity in children's books? Source: Maughan, Shannon (29 June 2021). "Obituary: Bernette Ford". Publishers Weekly. and Johnson-Feelings, Dianne (11 June 2019). "Black Creators for Children". The Horn Book. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
    • ALT1:... that Bernette Ford, who was known as one of the few African-American editors in children's publishing, produced a series of books written and illustrated entirely by people of color? Source: Dianne, Johnson (2009). "African American Women Writers Of Children's And Young Adult Literature". In Angelyn, Mitchell (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 210–223. and Sutton, Roger (28 May 2019). "An Interview with George and Bernette Ford". The Horn Book.
    • ALT2:... that Bernette Ford, one of the first African-American editors in children's publishing in the US, died on June 20, 2021? Source: Dianne, Johnson (2009). "African American Women Writers Of Children's And Young Adult Literature". In Angelyn, Mitchell (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 210–223. and Genzlinger, Neil (14 July 2021). "Bernette Ford, Who Made Children's Books More Diverse, Dies at 70". The New York Times.

Created by Isabelle Belato (talk); nominated by Isabelle Belato (talk) at 17:33, 21 July 2021 (UTC), with assistance from Girth Summit (talk).

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough and well written. Hooks are cited by online sources (although the offline ones are good as well). Assuming good faith for the offline sources used in the article. ALT2 might not be hooky enough, as recent deaths do not usually go in DYK. ALT1 is mentioned in the sources and article, but it sounds like she was one of the few African-Americans in publishing during the 1970s, and the series came out about 30 years later. I'm proposing ALT1b for clarity. Either way, ALT0 and ALT1b are approved. BuySomeApples (talk) 19:26, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

  • ALT1b:... that Bernette Ford, who was one of the few African-American editors in publishing during the 1970s, later produced a series of books written and illustrated entirely by people of color? BuySomeApples (talk) 19:26, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
  • @BuySomeApples: Thanks for the review. ALT1b looks clearer, and I'm okay with either that or ALT0, so I leave it to either you or the promoter to choose which one shows up on the main page. Isabelle 🔔 20:33, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
OK I'll leave it up to the promoter then. Nice work on the article btw! BuySomeApples (talk) 20:34, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
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