Wikipedia:Meetup/Northridge/LosAngeles/Black History Matters

 Black WikiHistory Month

The Oviatt Library is hosting an edit-a-thon for attendees to gather and strengthen Wikipedia’s scope and content related to Black History and the African Diaspora. Join us for an afternoon of editing Wikipedia articles with the goal of expanding documentation and presence of black life and history.

New to editing Wikipedia? Training and resources will be provided!

Drop-ins welcome!

Event Information
If possible, please create an account prior to arrival.
 * Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2016
 * Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT (drop-ins welcome!)
 * Location: Oviatt Library, Lab A, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330
 * Who Should Attend: Everyone with an interest in strengthening diversity of knowledge on Wikipedia, regardless of editing experience
 * Registration Link: Black History Matters: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @ Oviatt Library
 * Participants: New editors welcome! Demos and background info will be provided early in the program, and we’ll all be editing right alongside one another.

FAQ

 * What topics are going to be covered? While we will be focusing on the Black History of Los Angeles, other topics may also be explored. Please view list below for suggested topics and feel free to propose more.
 * What should I bring? Your "eager to learn" self! You may bring laptop if you wish. We will have computers available.
 * I am so lost I don't even know what to ask... Don't worry! RSVP, show up, and we will help you.

Wikipedia Help

 * Wikipedia Tutorial
 * Wikipedia Formatting Cheatsheet
 * Your First Article
 * Don't know what to do? None of the topics below interest you? Check out the Citation Hunt tool!

Articles to create

 * Brad Pye, Jr. (1931-), sports journalist, broadcaster, and Los Angeles community advocate.
 * Bessie Williams Dones (1890-1985), violinist and music instructor.
 * Harry Adams (1918-1988), photographer known for his documentation of African American Los Angeles from the 1950s-1980s.
 * Guy Crowder (1940-2011), photographer who chronicled political, social and athletic events in Los Angeles for over 25 years.
 * Charles Williams (1908-1986), LA based photographer.
 * Roland Charles (d.2000), photographer, curator, founded the Black Photographers Assn. of California and ran the influential Black Gallery in the Crenshaw/Baldwin Hills.
 * Boniface I. Obichere (1932-1997), scholar, historian.
 * Black Gallery - art gallery founded by Roland Charles and Calvin Hicks in 1984 in the old Santa Barbara Plaza in Baldwin Hills
 * Black Photographers of California - non profit organization founded by Roland Charles and Calvin Hicks in 1984

Articles to edit/cite

 * Lynn Manning (1955-2005), playwright, poet and actor, co-founder of the Watts Village Theater Co.
 * Violet Palmer (b. 1964), basketball referee
 * Clara Ward (1924-1973), gospel singer
 * Paul Williams (1984-1980) LA based architect
 * Tom Bradley (1917-1998) 38th Mayor of Los Angeles
 * Central Avenue (Los Angeles)
 * Wattstax 1972 benefit concert
 * History of African Americans in Los Angeles

List of stubs for expansion
Note: "Stubs" are very short articles in need of expansion.


 * Robin Coste Lewis, poet
 * Doris A. Davis (b. circa 1935), first African American woman mayor of US metropolitan city (Compton)
 * Douglas Dollarhide (1923-2008), first black mayor of major California city (Compton)
 * The Oakland Post (Northern California)
 * Njema Frazier nuclear physicist from San Francisco

Articles created/improved
'Note: This is a crowdsourced list. You can help us by adding to it!'


 * Watts, Los Angeles
 * Citation added to Earnings and Possessions in Treatment of slaves in the United States
 * new Brad Pye, Jr. article submitted for review
 * added biographical and writings information (with citations) to Robin Coste Lewis
 * Brice Taylor
 * new Roland Charles article submitted for review