Template:Did you know nominations/Velma Scantlebury


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:37, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Velma Scantlebury

 * ... that Velma Scantlebury, the first woman of African descent to become a transplant surgeon in the United States, was born in Barbados?


 * ALT1:... that Velma Scantlebury the first African American woman transplant surgeon in the United States, has completed over 2,000 organ transplants?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cornelia James (glovemaker)
 * Comment: For WikiProject Women in Red's Black Women's History editathon

Created by SusunW (talk). Self-nominated at 23:08, 1 February 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This is new enough (created February 1, 2016), long enough (estimated 4,000 characters), and the hook is cited by at least one source and be verified. However, and this is only an opinion, the alternative seems to be a better hook than the primary. BLP seems to be not violated. Overall, it is good to go. Arius1998 (talk) 04:25, 2 February 2016‎ (UTC)