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Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon TSU USF 2025

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Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon presented with support from Wikimedia DC

When

:February 11, 2025

Registration

:Private

Event Dashboard

:[https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Tennessee_State_University_and_University_of_South_Florida/Black_History_Month_Edit-a-thon_-_TSU_and_USF/home Outreach dashboard]

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Presentation

==Create Wikipedia username, log-in and check in for the event==

Step 1:

  • Create a Wikipedia username if you don't already have one (top right)
  • Already have an account? Simply log-in (top right)
  • Usernames are public. You do not have to use your real name.

Step 2:

  • Check-in for this event using the blue button below. This helps us to track editing progress during the edit-a-thon.

:1) Select 'Check in'

:2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Publish changes'. DO NOT ADD TEXT TO THE FIELD.

:Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.

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Articles to create or edit

:Red drafts = New drafts articles that can be created

:Blue = Existing articles

:Blue drafts = Draft articles that have been created, but need more content before moving to Wikipedia 'mainspace'.

Instructions

  1. Use this [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CmSl6Ms7-_aGHaL23D_IKmWNNp9idGYXMnNZ14F3zyg/edit#gid=0 Google sheet] to reserve the article you plan to edit or create
  2. In the sheet, reserve the article you'd like to work on by adding your name or username next to the article
  3. Return here to the event page and select your article's red or blue link. Red links will open blank pages.
  4. Select 'Create' (for new articles), and 'Edit' for existing articles
  5. For new articles, start by adding a 'References' header at the bottom. Return to the top and start writing.

Sites

  • Draft:Sherman Line Rosenwald School[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=201231][https://mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/rosenwald-schools-in-mississippi] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ShermanLineSchool4.jpg]
  • Draft:Pasquo School[https://www.historicnashvilleinc.org/nashville-9/pasquo-school-8534-lewis-road-pasquo/][https://wpln.org/post/endangered-list-adds-3-historic-school-buildings-and-some-rapidly-changing-nashville-neighborhoods/][https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/10/25/historic-nashville-inc-released-years-most-endangered-historic-properties/1754051002/]
  • Draft:Annie E. Colbert Rosenwald School[https://bluebonnetnews.com/2021/04/26/historical-marker-unveiled-at-annie-colbert-rosenwald-school/] [https://texashighways.com/culture/history/preserving-legacy-rosenwald-schools-texas/]
  • Draft:Sweet Home Vocational and Agricultural High School[https://texastimetravel.com/directory/sweet-home-vocational-and-agricultural-school/] [https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=207573]
  • Draft:God's Little Acre Cemetery - [https://www.brown.edu/academics/archaeology/news/2021/09/archaeology-gods-little-acre-newport-ri][https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/gods-little-acre-newport-ri]
  • Draft:Mount Zion Baptist Church (Athens, Ohio) - [https://www.athensnews.com/news/local/preservation-group-takes-over-mount-zion-church/article_9a13d1b4-6fd7-11e7-80ce-67c63bb25fe5.html][https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2022/02/black-wall-street-athens-county-documentary-mount-zion-baptist-church]
  • Draft: Palmer Pharmacy - [https://www.lex18.com/news/grant-aims-to-restore-black-history-at-palmer-pharmacy-in-lexingtons-east-end-neighborhood][https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article252857923.html]
  • Draft:Club Bali - Sources:[https://dcist.com/story/11/05/15/looking-back-club-bali/] [https://www2.gwu.edu/~jazz/QArmstrongBali.html][https://www.google.com/search?q=club+bali+dc&oq=club+b&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j69i64j69i57j46i131i433i512j69i60j69i61l2&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8][https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1984/10/09/historic-jazz-club-gets-new-lease-on-life/2b2a68e3-6da7-4363-9cec-4f6f2eb8fc1a/] - Expand existing draft
  • Sunset Lounge[https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/westpb/2025/01/23/west-palm-beach-shows-off-still-shuttered-sunset-lounge-during-tour/77850666007/] - Expand with updates on re-opening or other information
  • Mickens House - Expand using additional references. [https://subscribe.palmbeachpost.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.palmbeachpost.com%2Fstory%2Flifestyle%2F2020%2F09%2F08%2Falice-mickens-florida-pioneer-black-voting-rights-and-social-integration%2F5703650002%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&itm_source=roadblock&itm_medium=onsite&itm_campaign=premiumroadblock&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z118078e002000v118078b0089xxd118965&gca-ft=111&gca-ds=sophi&theme=twentyfour&hideGrid=true&gnt-eid=control][https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/pb-historian-fights-to-save-haley-mickens-house-6451265]
  • Draft:The Big 9[https://www.southeasttennessee.com/big-nine/][https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c3491bc7b9c249e799d8278bf4f4ee5c][https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/discover-the-history-of-tennessees-forgotten-music-empire], Historically Black arts and business district in Chattanooga, TN.
  • Draft:Bessie Smith Cultural Center[https://www.kcbx.org/travel/2017-02-20/chattanoogas-bessie-smith-cultural-center-a-showcase-of-black-culture-and-history][https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/12/9/419682/Bessie-Smith-Cultural-Center-Has-New.aspx]

People

  • Draft:David Stephens (sculptor)[https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/arts/20140410_Legally_blind__sculptor_David_Stephens_continues_to_make_art.html][https://museumforartinwood.org/exhibition/david-stephens-auguries-of-idolatry/]
  • Draft:Alphoso Sumner[https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/nashvilles-clandestine-black-schools/][https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2022/02/09/get-familiar-nashvilles-rich-black-history-opinion/6704672001/] - Teacher
  • Draft:Black Bob Renfro[https://tntribune.com/black-bobs-tavern-nashvilles-first-black-owned-business/] [https://nashvillehistoricalnewsletter.com/2021/10/11/robert-black-bob-renfro-from-slave-to-entrepreneur/] [https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=206243] [https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2022/02/09/get-familiar-nashvilles-rich-black-history-opinion/6704672001/] - Business owner
  • Draft:Jack Macon[https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/story/news/2021/02/17/jack-macon-physician-enslaved-built-legacy-gifted-healer/6703597002/] [https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/fascinating-figures-and-forgotten-stories-from-african-american-history-in-nashville/article_1928c839-fb4f-520e-b2bc-1297658d8bcf.html] - Doctor
  • Draft:Adebunmi Gbadebo[https://hyperallergic.com/598437/adebunmi-gbadebo-dilemma-inheritance-claire-oliver/][https://africa.si.edu/collections/people/3213/adebunmi-gbadebo;jsessionid=FEC61AEA1B6EFC952155503E092458BE/objects?ctx=5ae833fb4b71a6f785a5b0456e8a316cb4f48f5b&idx=9] [https://face2faceafrica.com/article/this-nigerian-american-artist-uses-black-human-hair-to-create-amazing-art-pieces]
  • Draft:Sia Baker-Barnes[https://www.wptv.com/news/palm-beach-county/sia-baker-barnes-to-become-first-black-female-president-of-florida-bar] [https://cbs12.com/news/local/palm-beach-county-bar-association-elects-first-african-american-female-president] [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2023/12/22/meet-the-florida-bars-president-elect-designate-rosalyn-sia-baker-barnes/71985685007/]
  • Draft:Doris Ison[https://www.southdadenewsleader.com/news/doris-ison-florida-city-hero/article_d9d21fc8-c452-11e4-b91d-c3a758cb7515.html] [https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/focus-on-south-florida-doris-ison-tribute/][https://chisouthfl.org/our-history/#:~:text=As%20an%20immigrant%20who%20was,ill%20from%20exposure%20to%20pesticides]
  • Isham F. Norris[https://www.whereweconverge.com/post/meet-isham-norris-119-years-ago-he-ran-for-seattle-city-council-and-fought-racist-housing-laws] - Expand
  • Alice Mickens[https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1988/01/20/west-palm-pioneer-dies-at-99-dr-alice-f-mickens-a-godmother-to-many/][https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_FL/85000769.pdf][https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/lifestyle/2020/09/08/alice-mickens-florida-pioneer-black-voting-rights-and-social-integration/5703650002/]
  • Draft:Autumn Lockwood[https://www.blackenterprise.com/autumn-lockwood-first-black-woman-coach-win-super-bowl/][https://billypenn.com/2023/02/09/autumn-lockwood-first-black-woman-coach/][https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/autumn-lockwood-eagles-woman-black-assistant-coach-super-bowl/rigp93lfdoivzcwawgshm8nq], first Black woman to coach in a Super Bowl

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