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==Entries on notable African American subjects trapped in Draftspace== | |||
== New form of human trafficking == | |||
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== Michael Eric Dyson == | |||
In February, a travel agent in ] chartered a ] aircraft on the pretext that a group of 'Ghanian' tourists would be spending two weeks in ]. The aircraft left ] around 1 Feb 08, and was supposed to return to Barbados to 1) deliver any group of 'tourists' and 2) take the first lot back to Ghana. The aircraft didn't arrive as expected on 15 February, and to this day (15 April 08) most of those 'tourists', who turned out end up coming from both Ghana and Nigeria, are still stranded in Barbados, with the Ghanian government dragging its heels on their return. The rest have basically left Barbados for other countries (not long after arriving there). Due to the fact many of these 'tourists' are now working in Barbados (construction, etc), and some have gone on the record that they don't want to go back to Ghana, they want to be allowed to stay in Barbados to work, it is now believed that this is a new form of human trafficking. I think this would make an interesting addition to the ] article, and could also help build a ] article as well. Having little time to add this, I am posting this at the following: ], ], ], ], ], ]. Perhaps contributors to the ] article or wikiprojects could look at it further and include it in the article, as this hasn't gathered much attention outside of Barbados and Ghana, and if it is human trafficking, it will change the modus operandi of traffickers. Searches of google and google news for barbados+ghana will return plenty of results, mainly from Ghana or Barbados which can be used. --] <sup>]</sup> 17:35, 15 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
Hello there. I am editing regarding the article on ]. I noticed some trivia about Dyson and Nancy Mace that was not sourced well, so I removed it. It was added back in with some more questionable sourcing - a Mediaite article and a youtube video. I think that according to Misplaced Pages policy, both of those sources are problematic, especially when no one else is reporting on the Mace/Dyson alleged interaction. I think it's too trivial to include in an encyclopedia. Please look for yourself, thank you. ] (]) 16:58, 27 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
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Have just started this article, related to the reverse migration of African Americans back to the South from 1965-2000. It's still going on, of course, but they have a lot of data on it. This is the real story, or the bigger story, behind some aspects of ]. In 2000 GA, MD and TX were the gaining states for black college graduates (this is mostly a middle class migration). CA was the largest net loser of African Americans, unlike its trend for the previous few decades. Gaining states are the New South: GA, TN, VA, MD, NC, and FL - where there are good jobs, knowledge industry, tech, service fields. People are going to metro areas, and Atlanta is the biggest draw of all. I found a big Brookings Institution paper on this, and have seen other references.--] (]) 03:02, 17 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
:Hmm. I looked at , and I would say the removal is justified, per ] and ], at the very minimum. ] (]) 22:31, 27 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
== ] == | |||
:@], thank you for clearing that mess. Would you also fancy finding sources to fill the {{t|citation needed}} tags? <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">]</span><sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">] ]</sup> 21:25, 29 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
== ] == | |||
Tagged with this project. ] (]) 04:03, 17 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
There is a current RFC at ] which is discussing how the subject should be described. Editors are invited to participate. '']''<sup>]</sup> 14:28, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
== ] == | |||
== Requested move at ] == | |||
Tagged with the project. It will probably be a DYK feature in a few days. ] ] 07:40, 21 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. --] (]) 16:20, 28 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
== ] == | |||
==Discussion at ]== | |||
New stub. ] ] 05:20, 2 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
] You are invited to join the discussion at ]. ] (]) 07:05, 23 November 2024 (UTC)<!-- ] --> | |||
== African and African-American studies biographies == | |||
== ] == | |||
I’ve started a list of professors of African and African-American studies who have named chairs at major US universities, and so are presumptively notable under ], criteria 5, but don’t yet have WP entries. If anyone is looking for topics to write on, you’re warmly welcomed to take anything that interests you from ]. Happy editing, ] (]) 08:29, 24 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
This is a new NHRP article for Washington, D.C. I don't have alot of info about the house itself, just Grimke. I also tagged ] article with the project. ] ] 05:43, 3 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
==Zotero - web-based citation manager== | |||
Just wanted to let project members know about a great resource I've been using - '''zotero''', which can be downloaded for free, is a web-based citation and source/material manager developed by the Dept. for History and New Media at ] near Washington, DC. I've been using it for a few months but am just beginning to capitalize on it and shift from using notes and scraps of paper around my computer! You can take "notes", create tags for notes and articles, books, etc.; download snapshots of title pages, capture URL and titles, access dates, etc. There is more that I have not begun to touch, not yet having made it through the instructional video. --] (]) 16:19, 17 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
:Freechild told me he thought it would revolutionize his research.--] (]) 20:30, 22 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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Expanded the article, got a DYK on May 11, and added the WP:AFRO banner to this article about a leading abolitionist.--] (]) 16:25, 17 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
==Discussion at ]== | |||
Interested editors, please go the below link where discussion will be centered, to avoid having it scattered across different pages. | |||
Here is a cc encapsulating the issue being discussed there. | |||
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===Contradiction needs resolved re: 1st Af-Am female pilot=== | |||
There is contradictory reportage from two sources making competing claims. Since this involves not just ] but also the article ], which makes a major point of this claim, I've removed this entry from article until the competing claims can be sorted out on this talk page and any related pages can be adjusted. | |||
The Wiki article ] cites the ] magazine article , April 14, 2003, by Nicole Walker. It says, "After flight school, Armour took an assignment at Camp Pendleton Naval Air Station near San Diego, CA, and honed her skills piloting the famed Super Cobra. In March 2002, she was recognized as the Department of Defense's lone African-American female combat pilot." | |||
The editor changing the claim to that of Captain Christina Hopper (who has no Misplaced Pages article) cites the webzine '''', which has much less of a publishing history than ''Jet'' and may not or may not use professional journalists, but is a niche publication specializing in the subject. The article "", non-bylined, published February 26, 2005, says, "Her squadron deployed in December 2002 to Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait as part of the 332rd Air Expeditionary Wing supporting Operations Southern watch and Iraqi Freedom, making her the first Air Force African-American female fighter pilot to fight in a war." | |||
I'm wondering whether Armour was the first female Af-Am combat pilot, and Hopper the first female Af-Am combat pilot deployed in a war zone? | |||
Could fellow editors come in and help research/comment on this? --] (]) 15:27, 22 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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==]== | |||
Editors on the "List of African American firsts" decided to set a list up for "First African American mayors" to be able to reflect the many varieties of cities represented. Please feel free to add appropriate mayors; be sure you use the year elected (not sworn in to office) or appointed. They run on irregular schedules.--] (]) 20:34, 25 May 2008 (UTC) Thanks for contributions!--] (]) 11:13, 28 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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== Help request: ] == | |||
Hello, I would like to request some help with this article, which is under the scope of this project. I fully sourced it over the past week, and I would like to help it get to GA or FA status. It would be great if any editors from this project could look it over, possibly do some copyediting, and give some feedback in the ]. Thanks, ] (]) 23:35, 16 June 2008 (UTC) | |||
== ] == | |||
Would any of you be able to clarify this bewildering article? -- ] ]</sup>/<sub>]</sub>] 05:51, 23 June 2008 (UTC) | |||
==African American culture GA Sweeps Review: On Hold== | |||
As part of the ], we're doing ] to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the ] and I'm specifically going over all of the "Culture and Society" articles. I have reviewed ] and believe the article currently meets the majority of the criteria and should remain listed as a ]. I have left this message at this WikiProject's talk page so that any interested members can assist in helping the article keep its GA status. In reviewing the article, I have found there are some issues that may need to be addressed, and I'll leave the article on hold for seven days for them to be fixed. I have left messages on the talk pages of the main contributors of the article and several other related WikiProjects. Please consider helping address the several points that I listed on the talk page of the article, which shouldn't take too long to fix if multiple editors assist in the workload. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Happy editing! --] (]) 07:52, 23 June 2008 (UTC) | |||
== ] == | |||
New article about a historic district in Washington, D.C. that was home to upper-middle-class African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ] ] 15:28, 24 June 2008 (UTC) | |||
::Nice work! ] (]) 03:15, 9 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
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There is a proposal to merge this article with ]. I've discussed at the Talk page of FPC why I think this is inappropriate - both in terms of societies (this article refers to more than the US and to earlier than US history in Louisiana) and timing (Freedman defines former slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation and Civil War)- but it would be good for others with an interest to chime in. Thanks.--] (]) 14:36, 30 June 2008 (UTC) | |||
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The state of LA has designated sites and is promoting this directed cultural heritage trail. It includes more than 20 sites ranging from Congo Square/Louis Armstrong Square in New Orleans (and other sites there) to the ] in ], and other sites up to Shreveport. I'm going to create a stub article on the trail, use it for a category, and mark sites included in it.--] (]) 10:59, 8 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
:The article is up, and all sites with articles are identified on the "Trail" in text and category. There are a few museums and a church without articles, including the New Orleans African American Museum, so editors with an interest in culture are invited to write up articles so that all sites on the new heritage "trail" will have wikipedia links. Thanks!--] (]) 23:13, 11 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
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This list is being added to. It shows some museums needing wiki articles, too.--] (]) 23:31, 11 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
==Discussion about category ] == | |||
This category appeared to be set up to cover historic Native American trails (for which there is a sub-category), pioneer trails, and auto routes - especially related to the migrations of peoples, movement and trading of peoples and goods, early roadways and highways. I see from the article ] (watch those slight differences in wording!) that generally it applies to roads before a certain date, so is mostly a discussion/identification of roadways. | |||
There is a growing class of '''Cultural or Heritage Trails''', designated by themes by cities, states or federal bodies, such as the ] and ] in ], both pedestrian-oriented, or the LA Trail noted above, which also includes sections reachable only by car. Should this be a new category and what should be the name? I think it ''should'' be a separate category, as the sites are linked by different themes of heritage and culture. I started a discussion at the category page, Historic trails and roads in the United States, but wanted to bring up the topic here, too. Making a separate category helps highlight these trails, as the cities and states intend.--] (]) 11:27, 8 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
:Maybe we should call them '''Cultural Heritage Trails'''.--] (]) 11:48, 8 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
::Or '''Heritage Tourism Trails''', since that's what some of the states/feds call them - it's the field.--] (]) 12:14, 8 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
I would suggest going with the most frequently used name. "Heritage Tourism Trails" gets . "Cultural Heritage Trails" gets . "Cultural or Heritage Trails" gets 2 gh. I think an accompanying article that utilizes both of those names, and then used as a main article for the category, would settle the question of parameters for including an article. I would be glad to start that article when there is consensus. • <span style="font-variant:small-caps"><font color="#C00000">]''<small>]''</small></font></span> 02:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
==New/expanded articles== | |||
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==Caribbean nations and leaders== | |||
There are many articles which could use good editors to add valid sources, NPOV and WP:Afro banners/tags. I've been reading a lot about Haiti and its leaders, which led me to this group.--] (]) 15:12, 6 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
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== here is a topic i am having, can anyone help me figure out my question == | |||
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no your wrong, help me put the pictures in a better order. how do you edit the box with the pictures so that it comes out in the right order? | |||
:Don't bother, you've got about 5 more minutes before somebody comes along and reverses every change you have made ( that Ihave not already) . Thats the way it works sorry. Replacing other people's pictures with Barrack Obama's picture isn't something that will stay around for long - ] (]) 06:16, 27 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
thats bs. this is my wikipedia too, i want to change the box so all six pictures line in a better order, if you cant help then learn to at least decent to the other editor. i am trying to figure out how to do it and i guess you dont know about it good enouph to help | |||
:Why don't you ask for help on ] . And it's no BS. article. Recognize the photo?. Oh and the answer to your question the photo is one big image so you have to create a new image and change the template to point to that. - ] (]) 06:25, 27 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
yea i know but i am trying to do that. anyway thx for answering my question? | |||
] (]) 06:31, 27 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
yea I was trying to move the Image:Obama.jpg one into box 1 and the Image:WEB DuBois.jpg one into box 3 so the Image:Obama.jpg one can be in box 1 since he is more in the news now. want to help instead of critic sizing? | |||
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== i know this guy gets some bad press but he's an academic. == | |||
so there it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIrWrxuR_GM ], ] ] 16:04, 9 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
== AfD: ] == | |||
The article on professor Kamau Kambon has been ]. His claim to fame is a comment made on C-Span about "exterminating white people". --] (]) 07:23, 9 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
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Wow. I followed a wikilink to this article because I was working on referencing the article on ] where one of the references describing the term "crip walk" directly referenced the term "black pride". Amazingly, I found the black pride article to be replete with racism and lacking sources. We need some editors to help make this article better. I'm not an expert in the subject, but will lend as much help as I can. | |||
] (]) 07:34, 12 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
== Deletion sorting == | |||
The project page states that deletion discussion can be located at ] or ]. wouldn't this project be better served by creating a better targetted delsort page, e.g. ]? __] (]) 12:13, 12 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
== Expanding this WikiProject to WikiMedia? == | |||
Hi, I'm looking at the Wikimedia collection of images and the African American section seems to be ill-served. Most media (800 files) seem to be put in the category African Americans. I have created an African American History category and many subcategories. However, the task is overwhelming. Is it possible to put these sections under the aegis of the African diaspora WikiProject? Thanks --] (]) 21:42, 24 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
== Categorization == | |||
This is a heads-up about some early chatter regarding categorizing people as ]. A deleted the category ], in it ] suggested "at some point we will need a position on how to deal with Category:African Americans." • <span style="font-variant:small-caps"><font color="#C00000">]''<small>]''</small></font></span> 05:04, 2 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
== Afrocentric historiography again == | |||
Some people might find it interesting to take a look at the debate at ]. I could use some moral support. ] (]) 13:34, 14 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
==Petersburg, Virginia== | |||
This independent city was an early industrial city in VA, and its 3,224 free blacks comprised the largest such population in the South in 1860, and one of the largest in the nation. Nearly half the city's population was black, and of that, one-third were free. Most of the free blacks lived on Pocahontas Island, now designated as a ] on the ]. For people interested in history, the article could use some work on African American history in the city - also, there are numerous places in Petersburg listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as other historic districts, which do not yet have articles written about them.--] (]) 00:28, 24 December 2008 (UTC)--] (]) 19:22, 30 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
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I know it's somewhat off-topic, but not really. ;) So, heads up. Yep. There's finally an article. Well, a stub, actually. | |||
I mean why should African-Americans be honored with such an article? Next: um ... Jews (another stub just started), Asians, Mexicans, French, British. You name it. There'll probably be a sh*t storm about it. But, hey. What's good for the goose.... Feel free to go with the trend. Something useful may come of it. Peace. ] (]) 08:22, 31 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
==New articles related to Petersburg, VA== | |||
], ], ], and ].--] (]) 14:54, 11 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
== AfD: ] == | |||
(see ]) ] (]) 00:03, 19 January 2009 (UTC) |
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Entries on notable African American subjects trapped in Draftspace
I would be glad to have help with:
- Draft:Chambers Park
- Draft:Lucky Gamblers
- Draft:Pythian Temple (St. Louis)
- Draft:Marquette Park (St. Louis)
- Draft:Thomas Floyd (Louisiana), in article space for a while, now at Draft:Thomas Floyd (politician)
- Draft:The Lady Fare
- Draft:Curtis Cavielle Taylor
Michael Eric Dyson
Hello there. I am editing regarding the article on Michael Eric Dyson. I noticed some trivia about Dyson and Nancy Mace that was not sourced well, so I removed it. It was added back in with some more questionable sourcing - a Mediaite article and a youtube video. I think that according to Misplaced Pages policy, both of those sources are problematic, especially when no one else is reporting on the Mace/Dyson alleged interaction. I think it's too trivial to include in an encyclopedia. Please look for yourself, thank you. Oliver Phile (talk) 16:58, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hmm. I looked at what you removed, and I would say the removal is justified, per WP:BLPGOSSIP and WP:GRAPEVINE, at the very minimum. Historyday01 (talk) 22:31, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Oliver Phile, thank you for clearing that mess. Would you also fancy finding sources to fill the {{citation needed}} tags? Safari Scribe 21:25, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
David Lammy
There is a current RFC at Talk:David Lammy#RfC: First sentence which is discussing how the subject should be described. Editors are invited to participate. TarnishedPath 14:28, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Suga#Requested move 21 October 2024
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Suga#Requested move 21 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. --Joy (talk) 16:20, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
Discussion at Talk:Hip hop music § Requested move 23 November 2024
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Hip hop music § Requested move 23 November 2024. InfiniteNexus (talk) 07:05, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
African and African-American studies biographies
I’ve started a list of professors of African and African-American studies who have named chairs at major US universities, and so are presumptively notable under WP:NACADEMIC, criteria 5, but don’t yet have WP entries. If anyone is looking for topics to write on, you’re warmly welcomed to take anything that interests you from my list. Happy editing, Innisfree987 (talk) 08:29, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
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