Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd/Schomburg Black Power February 2017

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Sign up via Outreach Dashboard The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, working with the AfroCROWD initiative, is proud to host '''Black Power! Wikipedia Edit-a-thon,''' our third year initiative in which we invite members of the community and general public to contribute content related to black history on Wikipedia for the national Black WikiHistory Month outreach campaign. For the first time, via video satellite, we'll be able to unite with Wikipedia editors in Africa who will edit alongside us.

Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it (crowdsourced). At this event, you will learn how Wikipedia works and how to add content to it. Take advantage of the rich resources of the Schomburg library to write and edit entries on black history and culture. Volunteer Wikipedians, the experts, will also be on hand to provide support and instruction on working in Wikipedia.

The Wikipedia training and Edit-a-thon will be held in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division on the C-level (lower level) of the Schomburg Center. Stay for the entire afternoon or drop in any time between 12pm and 5pm.

Bring your own laptop if possible. Laptops will also be available to check out with your NYPL library card.

Wiki editing experience not required.

Passion for black history and culture is highly recommended!

A reception will follow the event at 5:00 pm.

@SchomburgCenter #BlackPower50

Event details
If you have a laptop, please bring it with you!
 * Date: Saturday, February 25, 2017
 * Time: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 * Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd (Lennox Avenue) between 135 and 136th Streets, New York, NY 10037 40.81417°N, -73.94083°W
 * NYPL page: Black Power! Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2017 Edition
 * Note:
 * The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes Lobby on the first floor at 5:00 pm.
 * Please note that there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center
 * Subway:
 * to 135th St. (exit at 135th Street and Malcolm X Blvd)
 * Please note: The 2/3 are running local in Manhattan and the 1 is being serviced by buses above 96th so add extra travel time! info
 * to 135th St. (exit at 135th St. and St Nicholas Ave.)
 * Bus:
 * Who should attend: Everyone with an interest in Black history and expanding the diversity of knowledge on Wikipedia, and regardless of experience. We are happy to teach you the basics of editing Wikipedia. The public is welcome to this event.
 * Hashtag: #BlackPower50
 * RSVP: Eventbrite
 * Meetup link: WikimediaNYC @ Meetup
 * Facebook event page: Facebook logo (square).png

Sign up
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Attendees
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Task lists
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About the translate-a-thon / A propos du translate-a-thon

 * What / Quoi
 * EN: 16 days to make available biographies on 16 notable African women, in at least 16 languages.
 * FR: 16 jours pour traduire les biographies de 16 femmes africaines notables, dans au moins 16 langues !


 * When / Quand
 * EN: Starting date: 20th of February 2017. End of challenge: International Women Day !
 * FR: Début: 20 Février 2017. Fin: Journée Internationale de la femme !


 * In which languages ?
 * The contest involves the translation of at least 16 articles into at least 16 local and international languages. The articles to be translated will be the biographies of African women. The idea is to translate each article into at least 16 languages.
 * The list of language can be, but is not limited to:
 * International languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, German (German coordination page)
 * African languages: Akan, Afrikaans (af), Igbo, Hausa, Wolof, Tswana, Zulu, Xhosa, Shona, Swahili (sw), Yoruba (yo), Sudanese, Amharic (am), Tsonga, Ewe, Sesotho, Chichewa,


 * On social networks
 * Talk about the translate-a-thon using #16wikiwomen

List of articles to be translated
Find out More: 16 African Women Translate-a-thon
 * Malouma, Mauritanian singer, songwriter and politician
 * Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, politician, South Africa. Best initial version in French : Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge
 * Cri-Zelda Brits, South African cricketer
 * Anna Tibaijuka, Tanzanian politician and former under-secretary-general of the United Nations
 * Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian women's rights activist
 * Flora Nwapa, Nigerian Igbo writer
 * Samia Yusuf Omar, Sprinter from Somalia
 * Maggie Laubser, South African painter
 * Fatima Massaquoi, Pioneer educator in Liberia
 * Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist
 * Asmaa Mahfouz, Egyptian activist. Best initial version in Arabic : Asmaa Mahfouz
 * Yaa Asantewaa, Ghana, former Queen Mother
 * Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer
 * Martha Karua, Kenyan politician
 * Chinwendu Ihezuo, Nigerian professional footballer
 * Nassima Saifi, Paralympian athlete from Algeria

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 * 2= 16 African Women Translatathon Challenge

Outcomes
Outreach Dashboard metrics (as of 26 Feb 2017 @ 4:01 am)
 * Articles Created: 13
 * Articles Edited: 61
 * Total Edits: 435
 * Editors: 37
 * Words Added: 6.57K
 * Article Views: 941
 * Commons Uploads: 2

Outcomes – detailed list
Alphabetical by first letter denotes Infoboxes were added #yay!
 * Pages improved
 * 1) 2017 Olathe, Kansas shooting --
 * 2) Alexandra Stan --
 * 3) Alleycat race --
 * 4) Annie B. Martin --  ,
 * 5) Black Power in the Caribbean -- ,
 * 6) Charles Moore (dancer) --
 * 7) Charles Moore disambiguation page --, added Charles Moore (dancer)
 * 8) Denise Jefferson --
 * 9) dream hampton --
 * 10) Duchess Harris --
 * 11) Dumile Fen --
 * 12) Elijah Muhammad --
 * 13) Emma L. Bowen -- ,
 * 14) Francesca Harper --
 * 15) Glory Van Scott --
 * 16) John T. Biggers --
 * 17) John Jasper --
 * 18) Joseph A. Walker (playwright) --
 * 19) Kurt Boone --
 * 20) Lucas Brunelle --
 * 21) Mike Lupica --
 * 22) Molefe Pheto --
 * 23) New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple -- ,
 * 24) Post-Blackness --
 * 25) Samella Lewis --
 * 26) Sarah J. Garnet --
 * 27) The Black Panther (newspaper) --, , ,
 * 28) The Silver Belles --
 * 29) Thelma Golden --
 * 30) William Alexander Brown --
 * 31) Zora Neale Hurston --


 * Pages created
 * 1) Afro-Arts Theater --
 * 2) Black Power in the Caribbean --
 * 3) Charles Moore (dancer) --
 * 4) Emma L. Bowen --
 * 5) Mojo (newspaper) --
 * 6) Nyame Brown --
 * 7) The Black Panther (newspaper) --
 * 8) The Francesca Harper Project --

New pages created in other languages – Translation! :-)
 * Yaa Asantewaa -- -- in Haitian Creole


 * Wikidata items improved


 * Wikidata items created


 * Images uploaded to Wikipedia
 * The Black Panther Newspaper Masthead.jpeg --


 * Wikimedia Commons images uploaded
 * HIV AIDS NYC Monument.jpg --
 * Schomburg meetup 2017-12 jeh.jpg --

Press
Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Ayofemi Kirby at [mailto:ayofemikirby@nypl.org ayofemikirby@nypl.org].