User talk:BeLikeMike

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Peer Review
Lead - I think the lead does a great job at introducing the article. It is a bit lengthy, but I feel that the information flows well and it makes sense for the type of article. Currently there is one section in the article's main section, so I think there is room to expand that based on what was included in the lead.

Content - The content added is both relevant and up to date.

Tone and Balance - The tone is neutral and is not heavily biased. The information presented in the "history" section is fitting and I think represents the topic well (nothing is over or under represented).

Sources and References - The sources used are reliable and reflect the information in the article well.

Organization - The article is well organized. There are little grammatical errors and each section breaks down the information clearly. In the "history" section, this sentence is a bit lengthy: "In the wake of the Black Arts Movement, which according to Rowell pushed a narrow political ideology associated with the northern urban communities, and in presence of systemic discrimination against Black people in the South, Rowell saw the need for a “Black South forum” to allow Black writers in the South to have their voices heard." It could be broken down into two.

Overall Impressions:

I think the edits you've made so far are well done. It definitely gives the article more information and makes it more complete. This being said, there is room for more information to be added. I think you can use some of the topics discussed in the lead to further expand the article body. Overall though, the sections you've added are very helpful and make the article more thorough. Bakedbread00 (talk) 20:42, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

A goat for you!
Great work!

Bakedbread00 (talk) 20:43, 29 November 2022 (UTC) 

Peer Review
You did a great job with adding on an entire section to the article! The content that you have added did a great job at contextualizing why Rowell wanted to start up this magazine. To expand on its history, perhaps you could find if the magazine covered any major events and what kind of writing, by which author(s), made a response to such events and the content of their responses. Since the article is still ongoing, I would try seeing what are some of the latest issues or pieces of African American culture being published. The lead section does a good job at hinting on what would be expanded on, and I think you could use that as a framework for how you would expand the body of the article. Maybe you could look into why the articles were given those honorary awards and what kind of topics those authors contributed within the magazine. Furthermore, there is something off about the two sentences within the paragraph that you added to the article:

Wanting to further advance the sphere of African American literature, particularly in the South, Rowell conceived the idea of an independent venue for Black writers in the South to have their voices heard. In the wake of the Black Arts Movement, which according to Rowell pushed a narrow political ideology associated with the northern urban communities, and in presence of systemic discrimination against Black people in the South, Rowell saw the need for a “Black South forum” to allow Black writers in the South to have their voices heard.

I think you may have accidentally repeated yourself. But if you were trying to emphasize this fact, maybe try combining the last part of the second sentence with the first sentence and make a separate sentence about the Black Arts Movement pushing “narrow political ideology associated with the northern urban communities.”

Also, you could add something along the lines of Callaloo’s beginning beginnings being influenced by the Black Arts Movement within your lead.

Other than that, it's an amazing job! I really like how you made an entirely new section!

Jelopple (talk) 16:24, 1 December 2022 (UTC)