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Ella Baker Article


 * 1) Paragraph two of section one: “Baker criticized professionalized, charismatic leadership; she promoted grassroots organizing, radical democracy, and the ability of the oppressed to understand their worlds and advocate for themselves. She realized this vision most fully in the 1960s as the primary advisor and strategist of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).[1][2] She has been ranked as "One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement," known for her critiques not only of racism within American culture, but also the sexism and classism within the civil rights movement.[3][4]”    Change(s): “classism” in the bottom sentence of the paragraph will not be changed but I added the citation link to a Wikipedia article on the definition of class discrimination to help the reader further understand the notion of classism.
 * 2) “Early Life and Education” section: “Ella Josephine Baker was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and raised by her parents Georgiana and Blake Baker. When she was seven, her family moved to her mother's rural hometown of Littleton, North Carolina. As a girl, Baker listened to her grandmother tell stories about slave revolts. Baker's maternal grandmother, Josephine Elizabeth "Bet" Ross[5]:1907 had been born into slavery. She was whipped as a young woman for refusing to marry a man chosen for her by her owner.[5]:1906”  Change(s): (Not necessarily a citation edit, but an edit for syntax) The last section of this paragraph includes much about Baker’s maternal grandmother. In the section, for clarity, “Baker’s maternal grandmother” was changed to “Baker’s grandmother” with the addition of a comma after the citation that follows her grandmother’s name. The edited sentence, without citations, looks like this: “Baker’s grandmother, Josephine Elizabeth “Bet” Ross (citation) had been born into slavery”.
 * 3) New York City” section, paragraph one: “During 1929–1930 Baker worked as an editorial staff member of the American West Indian News, moving to a position as editorial assistant at the Negro National News. In 1930 George Schuyler, a black journalist and anarchist (and later an arch-conservative), founded the Young Negroes' Cooperative League (YNCL) . It sought to develop black economic power through collective planning. Having befriended Schuyler, Baker joined his group in 1931 and soon became its national director.[8][9]”   Change(s): The “Young Negroes’ Cooperative League” as written does not have a citation attached to it, I included a citation to the Anarchy in Action page which includes information about the origins and what the league stands for (url= https://anarchyinaction.org/index.php?title=Young_Negroes%27_Cooperative_League ).
 * 4) Same section, third paragraph: “During this time, she lived with and married her college sweetheart, T. J. (Bob) Roberts. [...] They divorced in 1958. Ella Baker rarely discussed her private life or marital status. According to fellow activist, Bernice Johnson Reagon, many women within the Civil Rights Movement followed Baker's example, adopting a practice of dissemblance that allowed them to be accepted within the movement as individuals.[10]”    Change(s): The sentence “Their respective work schedules often kept them apart” was deleted and not replaced. The sentence was unneeded and without any warranting information, a declaration of this sort as to why their marriage ended without a first-hand account of it, is false information.
 * 5) “From 1962 to 1967, Baker worked on the staff of the Southern Conference Education Fund (SCEF) . Its goal was to help black and white people work together for social justice; the interracial desegregation and human rights group was based in the South.[12] SCEF raised funds for black activists, lobbied for implementation of President John F. Kennedy's civil rights proposals, and tried to educate southern whites about the evils of racism.[41] Federal civil rights legislation was passed by Congress and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and 1965, but implementation would take years.”  Change(s): I included a citation to the Southern conference Education Fund (SCEF) (url= https://snccdigital.org/inside-sncc/alliances-relationships/scef/ ).
 * 6) Included further into the article:   Citation link(s) for:  Ella Baker Elementary School

Joyce Elliott Article

First Paragraph Edits:


 * 1) Joyce Ann Elliott (born March 20, 1951) is a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate, representing the 31st District since 2009. She is the former Majority Leader.  She was previously a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2000 through 2006.    Edit(s):  Adding more information to the paragraph (boded-italicized words have been added/changed):   - Joyce Ann Elliott (born March 20, 1951) was a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate, representing the 31st District, which consists of a portion of Pulaski County, since 2009. She is the former Majority Leader and was previously a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2000 through 2006 and has been active in her party at the state, local, and national levels. Elliott acts as the chairman of The Whole Child Community Program. She has served as the vice chairman of both the Arkansas Legislative Council Policy Making and the Joint Public Retirement and Social Security Programs, as well as serving on numerous committees in the 90th General Assembly.
 * 2) Adding a second paragraph:   Elliot has been recognized for her excellence during her time in the offices of both the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas Senate . She was given the Arkansas Municipal League Distinguished Legislator Award at its 83rd convention as well as the recipient of another award in 2003 by the Arkansas Labor Council for her contribution to community service. She was granted the Pacesetter Award and was named by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as one of the “Ten Best Legislators” that same year.


 * 1) Throughout her years as an Arkansas legislator, Elliott has been the chairwoman for many different committees including the whole child community program committee, Vision 2025 Legislative Commission on the Future of Higher Education Committee, the Education- House & Senate Act 64 AD HOC Subcommittee and the AR Comprehensive School Improvement Plans Committee . She has also been the sponsor or co-sponsor of over 20 bills, most of which education oriented, that have reached debate on the floor.