Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/Black WikiHistory Month 2017

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The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project will host an edit-a-thon at Creative Capital Foundation from 6 - 9 pm EST on Monday, February 27, 2017. Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing! Drinks, snacks, and skills will be provided. BRING YOUR LAPTOP and feel free to bring a friend!

Event description
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project at Creative Capital Foundation will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of visual artists from the African Diaspora. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have a library resources and a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand.

History of The Black Lunch Table
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine and Heather Hart  which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 10 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and Art are performed. The Black Lunch Table is a proud recipient of a 2016 Creative Capital Award in Emerging Fields!

About Creative Capital Foundation
Creative Capital supports innovative and adventurous artists across the country through funding, counsel and career development services. Our pioneering approach—inspired by venture-capital principles—helps artists working in all creative disciplines realize their visions and build sustainable practices. Creative Capital provides each funded project with up to $50,000 in direct funding and career development services valued at $45,000, for a total commitment of up to $95,000 per project.

Since 1999, we have committed $40 million in financial and advisory support to 511 projects representing 642 artists, and our Professional Development Program has reached nearly 12,000 artists in over 600 communities.

Event details

 * Date: Monday, February 27, 2017
 * Time: 6 - 9 pm EST
 * Location: 15 Maiden Ln, New York, NY 10038
 * Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...
 * Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
 * Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use)
 * What to Bring: Your photo ID and a laptop! . Tablets are more difficult.
 * Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable
 * Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on
 * Training: Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Presentation

Agenda

 * Presentation / overview
 * Editing time
 * Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for editathon on this Wikipedia Meetup page, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page
 * For more information about ongoing scheduled meetups see Black Lunch Table Meetup page



Attendees

 * LOOKING FOR ADMINS TO JOIN US IN PERSON OR REMOTELY...
 * If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).
 * If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day of.


 * 1) Heathart (talk) 04:43, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 2) Sonialouise (talk) 23:57, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 3) JabAyana (talk) 23:58, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 4) Dorisrodgersrobins (talk) 23:59, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 5) Ateplitzky (talk) 00:04, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 6) Jim.henderson (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 7) Stefandy (talk)
 * 8) DDDmikoi (talk) 01:56, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 9)  remote, post-event

Possible articles to edit
Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! This event-specific list focuses on important visual artists/art workers/collectors of the African Diaspora who have some connection to the Spokane area and are under-represented on Wikipedia. Our master list can be found under our Tasks tab. Please add a name if you know a artist of the African Diaspora note who needs a page or needs editing. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones.

'These articles are suggested, be sure they qualify'' according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidlines before you create a new page. Thanks!'''

Outcomes
Alphabetical by first letter
 * Pages improved
 * 1) Beverly Buchanan --
 * 2) Creative Capital -- ,
 * 3) Jennie C. Jones --
 * 4) John T. Biggers --
 * 5) Leslie Hewitt --
 * 6) My Barbarian --
 * 7) Narcissister --
 * 8) Niv Acosta --
 * 9) Thomas Blackshear --, ,
 * 10) Trenton Doyle Hancock --  and
 * 11) Xenobia Bailey --


 * Pages created
 * 1) Niv Acosta --


 * Images added
 * 1) Black Lunch Table editathon for Black WikiHistory Month 01.jpg
 * 2) Black Lunch Table editathon for Black WikiHistory Month 05.jpg
 * 3) Black Lunch Table editathon for Black WikiHistory Month 02.jpg
 * 4) One new editor at BLT Maiden Ln jeh.jpg


 * Wikidata items improved

Wikipedia editing resources
Click here for editing resources.