Thanks for (re)sharing this Dorothy. We are thinking of replicating some of these actions, mainly targeting French-speaking African countries' diasporas. So it's great to have all resources pointed to in one email.
Regards, Anne-Laure *Anne-Laure Prévost* CONSEILLÈRE SPÉCIALE PARTENARIATS ET RELATIONS INSTITUTIONNELLES / SPECIAL ADVISOR PARTNERSHIPS & INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS *Tél +33 7 62 93 42 02 /* *+33 1 42 36 97 72* *www.wikimedia.fr <http://www.wikimedia.fr/> * *40 rue de Cléry, 75002 Paris* <http://osm.org/go/0BPIihnIn?node=691082430> 2015-02-26 17:42 GMT+01:00 Dorothy Howard <dhow...@metro.org>: > Dear All, > > [...Re-posting an excerpt from the Wikimedia blog > <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/02/24/black-history-month-edit-a-thons/> > because I think this is such an important project to spread the word > about...!] > > Black History Month <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month> > is celebrated annually in the United States in February, to commemorate the > history of the African diaspora. For this occasion, Wikipedians worked > together to honor black history and to address Wikipedia’s multicultural > gaps in the encyclopedia, hosting Wikipedia edit-a-thons throughout the > United States, from February 1 to 28, 2015. > > Black WikiHistory Month > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Black_WikiHistory_Month> > edit-a-thons include: > > - Edit-a-thon at the Schomburg Center > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schomburg_Center_for_Research_in_Black_Culture> > for Research in Black Culture in Harlem > - AfroCROWD Edit-a-thon > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd> at the > Brooklyn Public Library > - Events at Howard University > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Howard> in > Washington D.C. > - First STEM Heroes Edit-a-thon at the White House > > <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/24/today-join-us-our-first-stem-heroes-edit-thon> > in Washington D.C. > - Edit-a-thon at NPR Central headquarters > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/NPR_Black_History_Month> > in Washington D.C. > - Events at SUNY Purchase > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Westchester_County/Black_Life_Matters_Editathon> > and Nashville > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Nashville/Our_Story_Matters_Editathon> > > These events received wide press coverage from diverse news sources, > including: > > - The New York Times > > <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/20/us/at-howard-a-historically-black-university-filling-in-wikipedias-gaps-in-color.html?_r=2> > - The Huffington Post > > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/02/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-black-history_n_6598974.html> > - FastCompany > > <http://www.fastcoexist.com/3041572/black-history-matters-so-why-is-wikipedia-missing-so-much-of-it> > - Colorlines > > <http://colorlines.com/archives/2015/02/can_black_wikipedia_take_off_like_black_twitter.html> > - DNAInfo > > <http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150130/central-harlem/schomburg-center-hosts-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-for-articles-on-black-culture> > , > - Essence > <http://www.essence.com/2015/02/03/wikipedia-getting-lesson-black-history> > - CBS Local > > <http://newyork.cbslocal.com/top-lists/5-best-eating-and-drinking-events-this-weekend-29/> > > > > - The Root > > <http://www.theroot.com/blogs/journalisms/2015/02/black_journalists_fox_s_o_reilly_is_wrong_for_linking_al_jazeera_correspondent.html> > - NYDaily News > > <http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/black-history-month-2015-schedule-events-article-1.2104072> > - Rue89 > > <http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/rue89-culture/2015/02/04/editathon-rediger-pages-wikipedia-culture-noire-257491> > - Our Time Press <http://ourtimepress.com/?p=16012> > - The Haitian Times > > <http://haitiantimes.com/afrocrowd-owning-haitian-history-through-digital-empowerment-10342/> > - Black Star News > > <http://www.blackstarnews.com/money/economy/black-digital-empowerment-through-afrocrowd-workshops.html> > - Kreyolicious <http://kreyolicious.com/afrocrowd/17531/>. > > Check out the full re-cap in the Wikimedia blog > <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/02/24/black-history-month-edit-a-thons/>, > and let me know if you have additional questions! > > Yours, > > Dorothy Howard > > > > > > > > -- > Dorothy Howard, Wikipedian-in-Residence and Open Data Fellow > Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) > 212.228.2320 x127 > > > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM mailing list > g...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam > >
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