User:Tuq44473/Evaluate an Article

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Black Madonna

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

Content
The lead section was concise and to the point. Once elaborating in the second paragraph, I felt that additional context was needed. In the second paragraph where an un-cited claim was made about pieces with older origins in various regions, there could be a stronger argument and additional information. I would like to know which have been identified as they oldest, when they date to and where they are from. It also discusses that hundreds of copies were made during the medieval era, but does not provide any context as to theories or research on why the motif became so popular and widespread. Multiple viewpoints regarding the complexions of the the black madonnas are provided, (though not particularly elaborated upon) but no research or scholarly opinions on why the motif spread rapidly during a specific time period.

Organization
The page is fairly well organized, especially the portion listing titles, locations and links to Black Madonna's across the globe. It is clearly organized in alphabetical order by country.

Images and Media
The quality of the photo sharing the black madonna of the Theological School of Halki in Turkey was of poor quality, with lots of glare on the reflection and a bad angle. The quality impacted the professionalism of the rest of the acquired information slightly.

Talk Page and History
The most recent edits have been made as recently as 1 week ago, with fairly consistent edits occurring multiple times per year since 2003. The most common area of debate seems to be regarding neutrality in addressing historical racism and theories around the black madonna being "Afrocentric"

Sources and References
The sources are consistent for the most part, though one statement made in the second paragraph: "Other examples from the Middle East, Caucasus or Africa, mainly Egypt and Ethiopia, are even older." which requires a citation because none is currently provided. It also does not clarify how much older the ones found in these countries were, with no estimated period that they date back to.

The article is rated B-Class, with mid-level importance to Women's History, and low-level importance to Christianity. The talk page had very casual conversation with comments like "Aaaaaanyway" and "Huh?" and resulted in conversations being in all caps during a discussion about race and the accuracy of an earlier portion of the article.