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|title = Accenture
Blacks in STEM
Black History Month
Wikipedia Editathon with AfroCROWD

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|header1 = When and Where

|label2 = Date

|data2 = Friday, February 17, 2017

|label3 = Time

|data3 = 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

|label4 = Address

|data4 = Accenture New York Office
1345 Avenue of the Americas
6th Floor
Room 6058

|label5 = City, State

|data5 = New York City, New York 10105

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Event information

  • Date: Friday, February 17, 2017
  • Time: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Location: Accenture New York
  • Address: Accenture New York Office, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, Room 6058, New York, NY 10105
  • Subway: B, D, E, M, 7th Ave
  • Hashtag: #AfroCROWD, #BlacksInSTEMWiki
  • Twitter: [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AfroCROWD&src=typd&lang=en #AfroCROWD]
  • Details:
  • Help write her digital history!
  • Join AfroCROWD and Accenture New York City and its New York Metro African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG) to make history and celebrate the "Hidden Figures" of Black history. Learn how to create and edit Wikipedia entries as we improve the bios and histories for African Americans in S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. You will learn the markup and research skills needed to make creditable Wikipedia entries while making a difference to Black history. Come join us this Black History Month, bring your enthusiasm and your laptop, and literally #MakeHistory! Refreshments will be served.
  • The event will encourage editing entries about notable African descended scientists, technology innovators, engineers, and mathematicians.
  • Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD) is an initiative which seeks to increase the number of people of African Descent actively editing Wikipedia. Become a part of the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements and help close the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia.
  • We have held monthly editathons with an array of organizations and institutions in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens since February 2015.
  • Beginners welcome.
  • All languages welcome including English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Yoruba, Twi, Woloff and other languages spoken in the African Diaspora. Wikipedia comes in 285 languages and you are welcome to edit it in any of them or translate from one language to another.
  • Light refreshments will be offered.
  • 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.
  • RSVP: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accenture-black-history-month-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-registration-31913548282 Eventbrite]

If you have a laptop, please bring it with you!

Task lists

{{Marked}} Please check with a WikiFacilitator before starting new pages – recommend beginners start by editing existing pages vs. starting new pages

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 Alphabetical by first letter

; Pages to improve

  • Catherine Allen Latimer (c. 1895-1948), first Black professional librarian at NYPL - SCRBC
  • Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders (1883–1966), Harlem YWCA leader
  • Charles A. Smythwick, novelist[https://books.google.com/books?id=nr8DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA49&dq=Charles%20A.%20Smythwick&pg=PA49#v=onepage&q&f=false][https://books.google.com/books?id=mL8DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA51&dq=Charles%20A.%20Smythwick&pg=PA51#v=onepage&q&f=false]
  • Charles Banks (25 Mar. 1873-1923) Banker and businessman from Mound Bayou
  • Dumile Feni (b. 1942), South African sculptor[http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/dumile-feni]
  • Edward Augustine Savoy Worked for 21 secretaries of state through 14 presidencies from Grant to FDR - See more at: [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=167081594#sthash.B31ja8k2.dpuf]
  • Frances Mary Albrier (21 Sept. 1898-21 Aug. 1987) Civil rights activist and community leader, was born in Mount Vernon, NY
  • George Washington Ellis, [http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Ellis,+George+Washington]
  • George William Cook (7 Jan. 1855-20 Aug. 1931) Educator and civil rights leader
  • Glory Van Scott (b. 1947), dancer and educator[http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/glory-van-scott-40]
  • James Madison Bell (3 Apr. 1826-1902) Poet
  • Jamila Woods Poet and vocalist [http://jamilawoodswrites.com/]
  • John Edward Bush (15 Nov. 1856-11 Decv. 1916) Publisher, insuranceman, politician, founder of Mosaic Templars of America
  • John Jasper (4 July 1812-30 Mar. 1901) Baptist preacher and orator
  • John Jones (3 Nov 1816-21 May 1879) Civil rights activist and Chicago county commissioner
  • John Patterson Green (2 Apr 1845-30 Aug 1940) Lawyer and politician
  • John Wesley Cromwell (5 Sept. 1846-14 Apr. 1927) Lawyer and historian
  • Marco Ramirez Playwright and TV writer; wrote Lincoln Center Theater’s upcoming play, The Royale.
  • Marcus Jackson poet and not the athlete for whom there is a wikipedia page [http://thejournalmag.org/archives/10642]
  • Martha Minerva Franklin, (29 Oct. 1870-26 Sept. 1968) Nurse - Founded National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN).Schomburg has the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses records
  • Miriam Duchess Harris
  • Molefe Pheto, South African political prisoner[https://books.google.com/books?id=RSvAKgxEhuwC&lpg=PA53&dq=%22Molefe%20Pheto%22&pg=PA53#v=onepage&q&f=false][https://books.google.com/books?id=cS65Hw0rY1MC&lpg=PA186&dq=%22Molefe%20Pheto%22&pg=PA186#v=onepage&q&f=false]
  • Ruth Logan Roberts (1891–1968), Harlem salon host, suffragist, activist -- created!
  • Thomas Bayne (1824-1889) Dentist and politician born into slavery
  • Warren Clay Coleman (25 Mar. 1849-31 Mar. 1904) Founder of Coleman Manufacturing Company (textiles)
  • William Alexander Brown (fl. 1817-1823) Manager of African Grove Theater, playwright

;Biographies

;Organizations

; Pages to create

::See also pages relating to the Harlem Renaissance

;Other lists with articles that need to be created

;Stubs!

"Stubs" - very short articles in need of expansion:

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; Add an infobox!

It's fun, not super hard, and improves Google search results! Plus you don't need citations for infoboxes!

; Improve an existing stub article!

Clean up existing citations, add a new citation, add a selected works and publications section for published authors

; Add citations to articles that have none!

;Other easy ideas

Obituaries are a great starting point, have tons of biographical info!

Are you into more tech-based data? Are you a librarian? Add Authority Control info to Wikidata!

File:2016-08-05-AuthorityControl.pdf

: Update Wikidata using Virtual International Authority File (VIAF.org)

  1. Go to [https://viaf.org/ VIAF.org]
  2. Search for person (last name, first name)
  3. At bottom of page, where it says History of VIAF, expand section. See [https://viaf.org/viaf/111607089/#Herzog,_Werner,_1942-.... Werner Herzog example]
  4. Add each listed Authority to [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Main_Page Wikidata] if its info is not already populated in Wikidata
  5. Add {{Authority control}} after External links section above Categories
  6. Refresh Wikipedia page

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;Accenture AAERG Blacks in STEM List:

  • Lilia Ann Abron – Entrepreneur Chemical engineer First African American woman to be awarded a PhD in chemical engineering
  • Alexa Canady – Pediatric neurosurgeon Educator First American woman and first black person to become a neurosurgeon
  • Dawn Jeannine Wright – Geographer Oceanographer Ocean GIS, data modeling
  • Carolyn Brooks – American microbiologist Research in immunology, nutrition, and crop productivity.
  • Wanda Austin – Former President and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation
  • Rosalind Brewer – President and CEO of Sam's Club
  • Janet Bashen – Inventor, entrepreneur, professional, consultant. First African-American woman to receive a patent for a web-based software invention, LinkLine, an Equal Employment Opportunity case management and tracking software
  • Mark Dean – Computer scientist
  • Lonnie Johnson – Engineer, inventor of the Super Soaker
  • Sylvester James Gates – American theoretical physicist known for Work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory.

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Editing resources

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;Online resources

  • N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:

:: Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help

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  • [http://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/02/05/black-life-matters-wikipedia NYPL Guide: Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: How You Can Help]
  • [http://www.nypl.org/about/locations/schomburg/digital-schomburg/links Digital Schomburg: Links and Resources]
  • [http://www.nypl.org/about/locations/schomburg/digital-schomburg/online-exhibitions Digital Schomburg: Online Exhibitions]
  • [http://www.nypl.org/about/locations/schomburg/digital-schomburg/books Digital Schomburg: Online Books]
  • [http://www.nypl.org/about/locations/schomburg/digital-schomburg/images Digital Schomburg: Images & Illustrations]
  • [http://www.nypl.org/about/locations/schomburg/africana-heritage-newsletters Digital Schomburg: Africana Heritage Newsletters]
  • [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/divisions/schomburg-center-for-research-in-black-culture-jean-blackwell-hutson-research Digital Collections] @ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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'''Outcomes'''

Alphabetical by first letter

; Pages improved

  1. Bayano -- {{User0|Advise2017}}
  2. Lilia Ann Abron -- {{User0|Wikireflection}}
  3. Lonnie Johnson (inventor) -- {{User0|Wikigal001}}
  4. Rosalind Brewer -- {{User0|Wikireflection}}
  5. Sylvester James Gates -- {{User0|Aok16}}

;[https://wo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xët_wu_njëkk Wolof Wikipedia]

  1. [https://wo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndakaaru Ndakaaru] -- {{User0|Ddione}}

;Wikidata items improved

  1. {{Q|Q5338886}} -- {{User0|Aliceba}}
  2. {{Q|Q458936}} -- {{User0|Shanluan}}
  3. {{Q|Q18001552}} -- {{User0|Shanluan}}

External links

{{Commons category|2017 AfroCROWD STEM @ Accenture}}

  • AfroCROWD
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC Wikipedia Meetup - NYC] (main events page)
  • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City Wikimedia New York City]

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:Please sign up at [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accenture-black-history-month-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-registration-31913548282 Eventbrite].

= Attendees =

  1. Pharos (talk) 21:47, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
  2. Aok16 (talk) 21:50, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
  3. Wikireflection (talk) 21:51, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
  4. Momoblue (talk) 21:52, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
  5. Wikigal001 (talk) 21:52, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
  6. Advise2017 (talk) 21:53, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
  7. Ddione (talk) 22:18, 17 February 2017 (UTC) (some edits in Wolof)
  8. Aliceba (talk) 23:10, 17 February 2017 (UTC)