Wikipedia:Meetup/Kansas City/KC Black History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

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Event information[edit]

  • Event Title: KC Black History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
  • Date: Saturday, November 20th, 2021
  • Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm CDT
  • Location: The event will be virtual with a hub for participation at The Black Archives of Mid-America for participants who need access to laptops or Wi-Fi; 1722 E 17th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64108
  • Host institutions: Black Archives of Mid-America, Kansas City Public Library
  • Free with registration. To register, reserve tickets online.

Details[edit]

Join us for the second Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon in partnership with the Black Archives of Mid-America (BAMA). We will be adding historic Black Kansas Citians to Wikipedia, using names curated by Dr. Carmaletta Williams, Executive Director of the Black Archives of Mid-America, as well as information from the award-winning 2021 KC Black History publication created in partnership with BAMA, the Local Investment Commission (LINC), and the Kansas City Public Library. Wikipedia training will be provided. We recommend that participants create Wikipedia accounts before the event begins through this link.[[1]] There will be training provided for new editors, as well as space for questions. The event will be virtual with a hub for participation at The Black Archives of Mid-America for participants who need access to wifi and laptops.

No Wikipedia experience necessary.To participate you don’t need specialized knowledge of these topics or of Wikipedia.

Schedule[edit]

All times listed are in Central Daylight Time.

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM – Talk with Dr. Carmaletta Williams, Executive Director of the Black Archives of Mid-America

10:20 AM – 10:30 AM – Questions for Dr. Carmaletta Williams

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM – Wikipedia Training with Miranda Pratt, Wikipedian in Residence at the Kansas City Public Library

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Wikipedia Editing and room for questions

Register[edit]

Free with registration. To register, reserve tickets online.

Get started[edit]

Participants[edit]

List your name by adding the following line. * ~~~~

Work list[edit]

Articles to improve[edit]

Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon:

Articles to create[edit]

Note: Editors must have accounts that "autoconfirmed" (four days old and have made more than ten edits) in order to create a page. During the edit-a-thon, editors brandnew to Wikipedia are encouraged to expand existing articles to develop Wikipedia know-how. Those interested in working on a new article for Wikipedia can prepare the article in a sandbox draft space.

Resources[edit]

Resources to use to expand articles[edit]

All of the individuals selected for this Edit-a-Thon except for Sarah Rector are listed in the 2021 KC Black History Booklet, created by the Black Archives of Mid-America, the Local Investment Commission, and the Kansas City Public Library. Access the booklet here. [[2]]

  • KCBlackHistory Website [[3]]

Kansas City Public Library Databases to use to expand articles[edit]

  • Newsbank [[4]]
  • Newspaper Source [[5]]
  • KC History [[6]]

Getting a KCPL card: [[7]]

Mid-Continent Public Library Databases to use to expand articles[edit]

  • Kansas City Star [[8]]
  • Newspapers.com [[9]]

Getting a MCPL card: [[10]]

Resources to learn about editing Wikipedia[edit]

  • Introduction
  • Art+Feminism's QuickGuides for Editing in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French [[11]]
  • Adding Images to Wikimedia Commons: Dos & Don'ts [[12]]

Results[edit]

Articles created[edit]

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