User:Lexi17453/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * George Floyd Protests in Michigan
 * Article Evaluation: This article was last revised on October 7th, 2020. It covers protests in Michigan in 23 cities. It contains a brief description of the events that took place in each city. It also briefly talks about the violence from these protests and the reactions from the protests.
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes
 * Are the citations reliable? Yes
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes
 * Sources: 83 references plus external links
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes
 * Sources: 83 references plus external links
 * Sources: 83 references plus external links

Option 2

 * Shooting of Michael Brown
 * Article Evaluation: Offers background information about Michael Brown, and then leads into the shooting. There is information about the incident, the police involved, the hearing, all of the evidence provided, and the reactions to the jury's decision. Very detailed and filled with sources.
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes
 * Are the citations reliable? Yes
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes
 * Sources: 279 references plus external links.
 * Sources: 279 references plus external links.
 * Sources: 279 references plus external links.

Option 3

 * Shooting of Trayvon Martin
 * Article Evaluation: This was last updated on September 27th, 2020. This article give background information about Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman. There is background information about the shooting, and the investigation. There is also information about the aftermath and the publics response to the events. Lot's of information related to Zimmerman and how he was portrayed. It discuses the verdict and what happened to the families after.
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes
 * Are the citations reliable? Yes
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes
 * Sources: 414 references with external links.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes
 * Sources: 414 references with external links.
 * Sources: 414 references with external links.

Option 4

 * Killing of George
 * Article Evaluation: Last updated October 10th, 2020. This article gives background information about the shooting of Floyd. It discussed the people involved, the investigation and charges, and the reactions to these events. It summarizes the protests that took place because of these events.
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes
 * Are the citations reliable? Yes
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes
 * Sources: 197 references plus external links
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes
 * Sources: 197 references plus external links
 * Sources: 197 references plus external links

Option 5

 * Police Brutality in the United States
 * Article Evaluation: Last updated October 6th, 2020. This article outlines police brutality in the US. Starting with USA history with slave patrols all the way to the killing of George Floyd. It covers many well known topics such as Jim Crow, Civil Rights Movement, War on Drugs and Post 9/11. It also talks about police unions and issues within departments such as blue wall of silence and racial profiling. It summarizes some solutions to police brutality such as body cameras and defunding police. It discusses public reactions to police brutality.
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes
 * Are the citations reliable? Yes
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes
 * Sources: 158 references plus external links
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes
 * Sources: 158 references plus external links
 * Sources: 158 references plus external links