The AfroCROWD Wikipedia Bulletin February, 2021 Black History Month!

Catch up & connect with AfroCROWD: the initiative to increase awareness of the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture, and software movements among potential editors of African descent! [1] Join us for Black Wiki History Monthon Wikipedia!

Check out these virtual events

from Lagos to Los Angeles with AfroCROWD and partners.

All events are afree and open to all.

February [2] 25th,[3] 26th and [4] 27th2021

[5] Black Wiki History Month 2021 at

[6] the Schomburg Center Online

February 25

10:30 AM - 2:00 PM PST / 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST Partners: AfroCROWD joins NYU LA, Young Entertainment Activists, the Schomburg Center in Harlem, ImageNation Cinema and Wikimedia New York City

Guest speaker: ImageNation Cinema founder [7] Moikgantsi Kgama

[8] Click here to register directly [9] Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest [10] into Wikipedia Editathon, 2021 February 26

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Partners: AfroCROWD and Oregon State University with News On Wiki and Spelman College's Dr. Alexandria Lockett.

Guest Speaker: [11] Spelman College's Dr. Alexandria Lockett

[12] Click here to register directly via Oregon State University

[13] Black History Month Nigeria, 2021 - Celebrating Women Leaders in

[14] Africa's Diaspora

February 27

17:30 - 20:00 PM UTC / 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Partners: AfroCROWD joins with WIkimedia Nigeria and African Women On Board and the Wiki Cari Community

Guest Speaker: Author [15] Lola Akinmade Åkerström

[16] Click here to register directly for BHM Nigeria 2021 Opportunity:

Wiki Education is looking for

Black Wiki History Scholars!

In celebration of Black History Month, Wiki Education is running a [17] 6-week Wiki Scholars course to expand Wikipedia's coverage of Black biographies.

In our virtual courses, Wikipedia experts train scholars, scientists, and other subject-matter experts how to add information to Wikipedia, especially to improve its quality and equity. For this course, participants will add or improve biographies of notable Black people to Wikipedia, and we still have a few open spots that we'd like to offer to Wikipedia affiliates whose members may be looking for more guidance as they join the community.

Background

Last month, we celebrated [18] Wikipedia's 20th birthday, and we're so proud of how far this collaborative, open-source project has come in 2 decades. However, Wikipedia still has a long way to go for gender parity and racial equity, and this project can help ensure millions of people can learn about notable Black people who are currently underrepresented on Wikipedia.

Course details

Course dates: February 22 – March 29, 2021 (6 weeks) Time commitment per week: 1 hour weekly collaborative meeting, 2 hours independent work Meeting time: We will select the day and time of meetings according to applicants’ availability. Please select your available time(s) during the application process. Goal: Selected participants will develop at least one Wikipedia biography of a notable Black figure currently underrepresented on Wikipedia. [19] Apply for Black History Wiki Scholars

[20] Apply for Black History Wiki Scholars

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