Hello everyone,

We have just published "Black History Month edit-a-thons tackle Wikipedia’s multicultural gaps" to the blog. url below:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/02/24/black-history-month-edit-a-thons/

Thanks to Dorothy Howard, Wikipedian-in-Residence, Metropolitan New York Library Council, Aliceba for all the help editing and getting the draft ready for publication. 

Below is some proposed social media messages for this story. Please tweak as needed.

Twitter (@wikimedianyc)

* Black History Month edit-a-thons throughout the U.S. address Wikipedia's multicultural gaps. (link) 

#BlackLivesMatter #glamwiki  << this one looks good

(too long)

* Black History Month and #BlackLivesMatter Wikipedia Edit-a-thons take place throughout the United States to tackle Wikipedia's Multicultural Gaps #Wikipedia #glamwiki 

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Facebook (Wikimedia NYC Facebook)

*Black History Month edit-a-thons took place throughout the United States in February, addressing Wikipedia's multicultural gaps. (link)

Thanks,

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Andrew Sherman

Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation

E: asherman@wikimedia.org

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