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Black History Month Edit-a-Thon

Please join us at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library as we honor Black History Month with a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries using the library's Black Studies collection. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.

when

February 18, 2017 at 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

where

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street NW, Washington, DC
Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red / Green / Yellow Lines)

your hosts

District of Columbia Public Library
Wikimedia DC
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I'll attend in person

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  1. Kirill Lokshin (talk) 14:43, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Bluejamz 19:16, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Brock-brac (talk) 19:16, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Theelephantparade (talk) 19:18, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  5. As877 (talk) 19:38, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Jehanjillani (talk) 19:52, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'll participate online

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Can't make it to the event? You can participate online! Here's how it works:
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On the day of the event, check in with your Wikipedia username.
Don't have a username yet? It's easy to create one.
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Choose an article to edit from the list on this page.
Want to work on an article that's not on the list? You're welcome to choose any topic you like!
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Have questions during the event? Chat with us!
Some events also include a video or audio conference. You can find more details on this page.

Articles to work on

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Articles to create

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  1. Addison N. Scurlock - Use Black Renaissance in Washington, Picturing the Promise, and Smithsonian Institution exhibit.
  2. Beatrice M. Murphy - Use DCPL’s Beatrice M. Murphy page and DCPL’s Black Studies page.
  3. Bibliographic Survey: The Negro in Print, edited by Beatrice M. Murphy (article or section on Murphy’s page
  4. Black-owned bookstores - Use Publisher’s Weekly article, Black Perspectives article, and AALBC article.
  5. Gumbo Ya Ya: Anthology of Contemporary African-American Women Artists, ed. by King-Hammond
  6. Thelma Myrtle Duncan (Brown) - Use Black Renaissance in Washington.
  7. Frank Smith Horne - Use Black Renaissance in Washington.
  8. James Lesesne Wells - Use Black Renaissance in Washington.

Articles to improve

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  1. James A. Porter - Use Black Renaissance in Washington.
  2. Category:African-American studies organizations - Add DCPL Black Studies, AAIHS, university departments, HU’s Moorland-Spingarn, National African American Archives & Museum.
  3. Leslie King-Hammond - Add exhibitions and books published.
  4. William Waring Cuney - Use Black Renaissance in Washington.
  5. Rudolph Fisher - Use Black Renaissance in Washington.
  6. Richard Bruce Nugent - Use Black Renaissance in Washington.
  7. Willis Richardson - Improve list of literary works; use Black Renaissance in Washington.
  8. Category:Independent bookstores of the United States
  9. Afrocentric education - Add lists of schools.
  10. Category:African-American history in Boston - Add Malcolm X; add Nubian Notion; add Harriet Tubman House.

Outcomes

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