AfroCrowd
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| Formation | 2015 |
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| Founder | Alice Backer |
| Website | afrocrowd |
AfroCrowd (stylized as AfroCROWD) is an initiative to create and improve information about black culture and history on Wikipedia. The New York City-based project was founded by Alice Backer in 2015.[1][2]
Founding[]
Some observers have noted a dearth in content pertaining to sub-Saharan African history on Wikipedia.[3] In 2015, lawyer Alice Backer founded AfroCROWD.[2] Backer launched AfroCROWD to, "rectify Wikipedia's lack of articles about black history and black culture."[1] According to Backer the aim of the project is to, "give people of color opportunities to do more than participate in and consume social media."[4]
Strategies and tactics[]
AfroCROWD hosts edit-a-thons and talks across the metropolitan New York area.[1] They have partnered with other organizations such as the and to host these events.[5]
A related organization to Afro-Crowd is the Black Lunch Table.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Allum, Cynthia (February 29, 2016). "Women leading movements to champion equality on Wikipedia". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Delices, Patrick. "Black Digital Empowerment Through AfroCROWD workshops". Black Star News. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Matsuuchi, Ann (2017). "Connecting Wikipedia and the Archive: Building a Public History of HIV/AIDS in New York City". WikiStudies. 1 (1).
- ^ Murphy, Carla (February 4, 2015). "Can 'Black Wikipedia' Take Off Like 'Black Twitter'?". ColorLines. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Jean, Fabiola (February 19, 2015). "AfroCrowd: Owning Haitian History Through Digital Empowerment". Haitian Times. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
Further reading[]
- Jene-Fagon, Olivia; Yoshi Tani, Ellen (January 17, 2016). "The Art Genome Project: Why Are All the Black Artists Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?". Artsy.
Welcome to the Black Lunch Table: Jina Valentine and Heather Hart on Creating Space for Communities of Color in the Art World
- Frisella, Emily (April 27, 2017). "How Activists Are Diversifying Wikipedia One Edit At A Time". GOOD Magazine.
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Meta has related information at: AfroCROWD User Group |
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