Template:Did you know nominations/Ijeoma Oluo


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:25, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Ijeoma Oluo

 * ... that Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo has sparked uncomfortable conversations nationwide about racism, misogynoir, intersectionality, Black Lives Matter, and the #MeToo movement?
 * ALT1: ...that many of Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo 's articles about racism, misogynoir, intersectionality, Black Lives Matter, and the #MeToo movement have gone viral?
 * ALT2: ...that after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo started writing about her social concerns on a blog that she had devoted to food writing?
 * ALT3: ...that the Facebook account of Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo was temporarily suspended after she posted screenshots of racist messages directed toward her?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Harisal

5x expanded by Antonioatrylia (talk), Dennis Bratland (talk), Innisfree987 (talk), Lonehexagon (talk), and Monikasj (talk). Nominated by Dennis Bratland (talk) at 18:54, 6 February 2018 (UTC).


 * I will review this nomination. epicgenius (talk) 02:08, 14 February 2018 (UTC)


 * In "Accolades", you might want to reword Oluo has been named to lists of was. I don't understand what this means.
 * Hook interest: I'm not sure, because this isn't mentioned explicitly in the article. However, it might be a problem with this hook itself. See directly below.
 * The words used in this hook imply something else than what is in the article. While Oluo might definitely have "sparked" "uncomfortable" conversations, I don't think this is objective enough. The page says Her writing covers misogynoir, intersectionality, online harassment, the Black Lives Matter movement, race, economics, parenting, feminism and social justice, which is sourced. So I suggest this: (See above. epicgenius (talk) 02:08, 14 February 2018 (UTC))


 * I rewrote the Accolades section using more straightforward wording. Any of he suggested alternate hooks is fine. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 03:40, 14 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the review, and for all the work that everyone has done on this page. Any of the suggested hooks would be fine, but I prefer ALT2. Shameran81 (talk) 03:52, 14 February 2018 (UTC)


 * OK, I have picked ALT2. I have also moved the alt hooks to the top of the page. Unless any of the other contributors have objections, this is good to go. epicgenius (talk) 14:16, 14 February 2018 (UTC)