The AfroCROWD Bulletin for April / May 2021
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!
Please note that the May 8 Soul of Reason event has been postponed due to the NYU
Graduate School strike. Event is being rescheduled to the summer. Please contact us at [1]
AfroCROWD.org/contact for questions. Thank you.
Sat.
May 8,
1-3 PM ET
POSTPONED due to NYU Graduate School Strike.
The Soul of Reason: A Celebration of New York Black Culture Radio
New York University (NYU) Libraries, the NYU Institute of African American Affairs &
Center for Black Visual Culture (IAAA/CBVC) and AfroCROWD are coming together to bring
attention to Black culture and the African diaspora on Wikimedia platforms.
The event is Inspired by iconic 1970s NYC radio show Soul of Reason, which centered on
African American affairs and culture, and was hosted by New York University's Dr.
Roscoe C. Brown Jr. Participants will receive free training in Wikipedia, Wikidata, and
Wikimedia Commons. This virtual event takes place on Zoom and is free and open to all.
Please register below for your link.
Find more information on our [2] Wikipedia Event Page and our [3] project website.
More on the Soul of Reason radio show: Soul of Reason was a half-hour radio show that
aired from 1971-1986 on both the commercial radio station WNBC and the University’s radio
station, WNYU. The show’s host, Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., was Director of the Institute of
Afro-American (now African American) Affairs at New York University at the time. Soul of
Reason showcased unique and vital conversations with leaders, politicians, writers,
activists, and artists of African descent in New York City during the civil rights and
Black Power and Arts movements. Recordings of Soul of Reason episodes that aired between
1971-1978 are part of the Records of the Institute of African American Affairs in NYU
Special Collections.
Following two community transcribe-a-thons held in 2020 to edit transcripts of Soul of
Reason, this virtual Wiki Edit-a-thon is another chance to listen to the episodes and read
the transcripts, this time while enriching information about the show and its subjects in
Wiki platforms.
Do you have your own Wikipedia account yet? Click below to sign up and get access to a
world of knowledge, connection and opportunity!
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