Talk:Black Gospel music

Requested move 18 February 2019

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Withdrawn: per 's suggestion and IP's reasoning. I was unaware of the difference between the noun and adjective forms. (non-admin closure)  SITH   (talk)   00:27, 19 February 2019 (UTC)


 * African-American gospel → African American gospel
 * Museum of African-American History → Museum of African American History
 * The Daily Voice (African-American news website) → The Daily Voice (African American news website)
 * List of 19th-century African-American civil rights activists → List of 19th-century African American civil rights activists
 * List of populated places in the United States with African-American plurality populations → List of populated places in the United States with African American plurality populations
 * African-American News and Issues → African American News and Issues
 * List of African-American abolitionists → List of African American abolitionists
 * African-American leftism → African American leftism
 * List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2010 → List of U.S. communities with African American majority populations in 2010
 * List of African-American women in medicine → List of African American women in medicine
 * Harambee (African-American newspaper) → Harambee (African American newspaper)
 * List of African-American historic places in Omaha, Nebraska → List of African American historic places in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Stick dance (African-American) → Stick dance (African American)
 * List of African-American cemeteries in New York → List of African American cemeteries in New York
 * List of African-American nonfiction writers → List of African American nonfiction writers
 * African-American lobby in foreign policy → African American lobby in foreign policy
 * African-American teachers → African American teachers
 * African-American mutinies in the United States Armed Forces → African American mutinies in the United States Armed Forces
 * List of African-American speakers of U.S. state legislatures → List of African American speakers of U.S. state legislatures
 * List of African-American historic places in Missouri → List of African American historic places in Missouri
 * African-American bookstores → African American bookstores
 * List of African-American historic places in Mississippi → List of African American historic places in Mississippi
 * African-American diaspora → African American diaspora
 * List of U.S. counties with African-American majority populations in 2010 → List of U.S. counties with African American majority populations in 2010
 * List of African-American historic places in the District of Columbia → List of African American historic places in the District of Columbia
 * List of African-American historic places in Texas → List of African American historic places in Texas
 * List of U.S. metropolitan areas with large African-American populations → List of U.S. metropolitan areas with large African American populations
 * African-American Heritage Sites → African American Heritage Sites
 * List of African-American documentary films → List of African American documentary films
 * Mojo (African-American culture) → Mojo (African American culture)
 * African-American settlement in Africa → African American settlement in Africa
 * List of African-American historic places in North Carolina → List of African American historic places in North Carolina
 * List of African-American historic places in Florida → List of African American historic places in Florida
 * List of African-American Greek and fraternal organizations → List of African American Greek and fraternal organizations
 * List of former African-American child actors → List of former African American child actors
 * List of African-American astronauts → List of African American astronauts
 * List of African-American singers → List of African American singers
 * List of U.S. counties with African-American majority populations in 2000 → List of U.S. counties with African American majority populations in 2000
 * List of African-American pioneers in desegregation of higher education → List of African American pioneers in desegregation of higher education
 * List of African-American ballerinas → List of African American ballerinas
 * African-American women in computer science → African American women in computer science
 * List of African-American historic places in Georgia → List of African American historic places in Georgia
 * African-American musical theater → African American musical theater
 * African-American self-determination → African American self-determination
 * African-American Jews → African American Jews
 * List of landmark African-American legislation → List of landmark African American legislation
 * African-American officeholders in the United States, 1789–1866 → African American officeholders in the United States, 1789–1866
 * List of African-American jurists → List of African American jurists
 * List of African-American newspapers and media outlets → List of African American newspapers and media outlets
 * African-American names → African American names
 * African-American folktales → African American folktales
 * Stepping (African-American) → Stepping (African American)
 * List of U.S. cities with large African-American populations → List of U.S. cities with large African American populations
 * African-American representation in Hollywood → African American representation in Hollywood
 * African-American organized crime → African American organized crime
 * List of African-American historic places in West Virginia → List of African American historic places in West Virginia
 * African-American history of agriculture in the United States → African American history of agriculture in the United States
 * List of African-American officeholders during Reconstruction → List of African American officeholders during Reconstruction
 * African-American newspapers → African American newspapers
 * African-American hair → African American hair
 * List of attacks against African-American churches → List of attacks against African American churches
 * List of African-American U.S. state firsts → List of African American U.S. state firsts
 * African-American women's suffrage movement → African American women's suffrage movement
 * African-American architects → African American architects
 * African-American dance → African American dance
 * List of first African-American U.S. state legislators → List of first African American U.S. state legislators
 * African-American socialism → African American socialism
 * African-American women in politics → African American women in politics
 * African-American upper class → African American upper class
 * List of African-American writers → List of African American writers
 * African-American candidates for President of the United States → African American candidates for President of the United States
 * African-American LGBT community → African American LGBT community
 * List of African-American Jews → List of African American Jews
 * African-American book publishers in the United States, 1960–80 → African American book publishers in the United States, 1960–80
 * List of African-American actors → List of African American actors
 * List of African-American visual artists → List of African American visual artists
 * African-American Vernacular English and education → African American Vernacular English and education
 * African-American presidents of the United States in popular culture → African American presidents of the United States in popular culture
 * African-American Muslims → African American Muslims
 * African-American studies → African American studies
 * List of African-American historic places in South Carolina → List of African American historic places in South Carolina
 * African-American art → African American art
 * List of U.S. states and territories by African-American population → List of U.S. states and territories by African American population
 * List of African-American United States Cabinet Secretaries → List of African American United States Cabinet Secretaries
 * List of African-American sports firsts → List of African American sports firsts
 * African-American neighborhood → African American neighborhood
 * List of first African-American mayors → List of first African American mayors
 * List of African-American United States presidential and vice presidential candidates → List of African American United States presidential and vice presidential candidates
 * List of people of African-American and Native American ancestry → List of people of African American and Native American ancestry
 * List of African-American United States Senators → List of African American United States Senators
 * African-American music → African American music
 * Post–civil rights era in African-American history → Post–civil rights era in African American history
 * List of African-American statewide elected officials → List of African American statewide elected officials
 * African-American middle class → African American middle class
 * List of African-American Republicans → List of African American Republicans
 * African-American heritage of presidents of the United States → African American heritage of presidents of the United States
 * List of African-American women in STEM fields → List of African American women in STEM fields
 * List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations → List of U.S. communities with African American majority populations
 * African-American English → African American English
 * African-American Tony nominees and winners → African American Tony nominees and winners
 * African-American businesses → African American businesses
 * List of African-American historic places → List of African American historic places
 * List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000 → List of U.S. communities with African American majority populations in 2000
 * List of African-American Medal of Honor recipients → List of African American Medal of Honor recipients
 * Great Migration (African-American) → Great Migration (African American)
 * List of African-American inventors and scientists → List of African American inventors and scientists
 * African-American family structure → African American family structure
 * African-American literature → African American literature
 * African-American Vernacular English → African American Vernacular English
 * List of African-American neighborhoods → List of African American neighborhoods
 * African-American culture → African American culture
 * List of African-American mathematicians → List of African American mathematicians
 * African-American history → African American history
 * Timeline of African-American history → Timeline of African American history
 * List of African-American firsts → List of African American firsts
 * List of African-American United States Representatives → List of African American United States Representatives

– Per WP:CONSISTENCY with the main topic which is at African Americans. The space seems to be more common in literature (Ngrams) and according to Google, used approximately one million more times than the dash. I have intentionally not nominated:


 * African-American Film Critics Association (and each article on their yearly awards competition)
 * African-American Shakespeare Company, African-American Women Work Songs
 * African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
 * Profiles of African-American Success
 * Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers
 * The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale
 * African-American Baseline Essays
 * Odell S. Williams Now And Then African-American Museum
 * African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom
 * Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation
 * African-American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial
 * Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum
 * African-American Cemetery (Montgomery, New York)
 * Rye African-American Cemetery
 * Mount Moor African-American Cemetery
 * African-American Music Appreciation Month
 * Research on the African-American Family

...so as not to start a WP:OFFICIALNAME v.s. WP:COMMONNAME debate; they'll just have to be looked at individually. I've also excluded redirects which use the dash, I will run a Quarry query and make ones with a space if necessary. Many thanks,  SITH   (talk)   23:09, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose per MOS:HYPHEN as, in most of the pages under discussion, African-American is being used as a prepositive attributive compound modifier. And despite what is indicated in the nomination, this usage is consistent with the article "African Americans", which also uses hyphens when when the term is used as a prepositive compound modifier. In fact, the first paragraph of the article explicitly states, As a compound adjective, the term is usually hyphenated as African-American. "
 * Regarding the ngram, that really doesn't show us anything if no distinction is being drawn between when the term is and isn't being used as a prepositive attributive compound modifier. Moreover, even if this were the more common usage (and this could be demonstrated), one has to be careful not to fall into the common-style fallacy. 142.160.89.97 (talk) 00:05, 19 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Oppose per 142.160.89.97. Fundamental misunderstanding of noun vs adjective forms. Proposer should withdraw or close early to prevent this massive list of pages from spamming the RM page. -- Netoholic @ 00:09, 19 February 2019 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

They word of God is my life
@Frank 1729 102.215.255.223 (talk) 13:30, 25 December 2023 (UTC)