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African Americans in STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture and blackcomputeHER.org with support from Wikimedia DC


About this event

African Americans in STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon is a joint project between the nonprofit BlackComputeHER.org and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. BlackComputeHER.org is dedicated to supporting computer and tech education along with workforce development for African American girls and women. The National Museum of African American History and Culture recognizes that African Americans have contributed to the United States’ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) enterprise since the nation’s beginning, yet their names and contributions have been routinely overlooked.

Over the course of two weeks, the African Americans Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon will be used to highlight African Americans STEM professionals, specifically, engineers, computer scientists and women in STEM throughout history. We look forward to creating and building information resources for all people interested in African American history and STEM.

Organized by: NMAAHC, blackcomputeHER, and Wikimedia DC

Training video

Week 1 training video

When

Multiple dates:
Project overview, editing training, and edit-a-thon
Sunday, February 21: 12pm-3pm
Office hours
Monday, February 22: 10am-11am
Tuesday, February 23: 3pm-4pm
Wednesday, February 24: 10am-11am
Thursday, February 25: 3pm-4pm
Friday, February 26: 10am-11am
Saturday, February 27: 3pm-4pm
Project overview, editing training, and edit-a-thon
Sunday, February 28: 12pm-3pm
Office hours
Monday, March 1: 10am-11am
Wednesday, March 3: 3pm-4pm
Friday, March 5: 10am-11am

Where

Virtual

Details

No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided.

Slidedeck

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African Americans In STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon training slides

Event Dashboard

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Article work list: February 28 (Includes articles to edit and links to potential sources)

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Sub-headings (Stub, Start, etc.) refer to article quality ratings according to the Article Quality Assessment Scale List is organized lowest to highest quality followed by article for creation.

Select 'Show'(right side) to view potential sources.

For creation

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Monica Anderson - Computer Scientist, Roboticist
Jasmine A. Berry - Computer Scientist
Alicia Boyd - Technology and intersectionality
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Khalia Braswell - Computer Scientist
Lisa Mae Brunson- Technology
Shenikqua Bouges - Internist, clinical researcher
Bernadette A. Carter - Software Engineer
Loretta H. Cheeks - Computer Scientist
Danielle Toupo Delima - Data Scientist
Audrei Drummond - Senior Application Engineer
Siobahn Day Grady - Computer and Information Scientist
Stephanie Hayden-Adeyemo - Science educator
Raquell M Holmes - Computer Scientist
Elva Jones - Computer Scientist
Clennita Justice - Social Engineering Program Manager
Mable J. Moore - Computer Scientist
Christina Morillo - Information security professional, technical product manager
Deborah Kamin Mukaz - Scientist specializing in cardiovascular research
* Bio, Univ. of Vermont Division of Hematology and Oncology Department of Medicine
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Jamila Parham

Seqwana Pryor - Manufacturing Technology Manager
Yolanda Rankin - Engineer
Kristen Ransom - Tech Engineer
Yashica Robinson - Physician
Bria Sullivan - Computer Scientist
Catherine Ines Tcheandjieu - Genetic epidemiologists specializing in cardiovascular disease
Ayanna Thomas - Psychologist
Jakita O. Thomas - Computer Scientist, Engineer
Lauren Thomas-Quigley Computer Scientist, Tech
Indira Turney - Neuroscientist
Monica White - Professor, environmental sociologist
Jasmine Zapata - Pediatrician

Start

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Carlotta Berry - electrical engineer
Yvonne Cagle - NASA astronaut
Judy W. Reed - 1st African American woman to receive a US patent
Suggested improvements: Add sections, improve structure, remove irrelevant content.
Vanessa E. Wyche - First African American deputy director of NASA Johnson Space Center
Aprille Ericsson-Jackson - NASA Engineer and STEM Educator and advocate

C

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Wanda Austin - Served on President Obama’s PCAST
Gilda Barabino - Biomedical and Chemical Engineer
Miriam Benjamin - 3rd African American woman to receive a US patent
Angela Benton - Tech Entrepreneur
*[ https://ictr.wisc.edu/staff/byars-winston-angela/ Bio, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research]
A. Oveta Fuller - Professor of microbiology and immunology
Bessie Blount Griffin - Invented multiple systems for people with disabilities
Jane Hinton - Co-invented Muller -Agar
Ruth Ella Moore - Bacteriologist
Andrea Grimes Parker - Computer scientist
Dorothy Vaughan - NACA's (predecessor to NASA) first African American manager and Hidden Figure
Latanya Sweeney - Computer scientist
Talitha Washington - Computer and Data Scientist
Jessica Watkins - NASA astronaut
James Edward Maceo West - Co-invented the foil electret microphone
Stephanie Wilson - NASA astronaut and 2nd African American woman to travel to space

B

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Patricia Bath - Developed a laser technology to treat and remove cataracts
Shirley Ann Jackson - Awarded the National Medal of Science

GA

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Joy Buolamwini - Computer scientist
Ursula Burns - 1st African American woman to lead a Fortune 500 Co (Xerox)
Rebecca Lee Crumpler -1st African American woman physican
Jeanette Epps - NASA astronaut
Timnit Gebru - Computer Scientist
Ayanna Howard - Computer scientist

Henrietta Lacks - Mother of Biomedicine

Gladys West - GPS Technology

FA

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Mae Jemison - First African American woman to travel to space

Sample conflict of interest statement for GLAM professionals

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GLAM professionals and WIkipedians-in-residence may improve Wikipedia using their organizations' resources while still complying with Wikipedia's policy on paid editing. COI-GLAM (the Conflict of Interest policy for GLAM organizations), states:

Museum curators, librarians, archivists, and similar are encouraged to help improve Wikipedia, or to share their information in the form of links to their resources. If a link cannot be used as a reliable source, it may be placed under further reading or external links if it complies with the external links guideline.

You must include a conflict of interest statement on your user page if planning to edit as part of your professional duties

Sample statement

About Me

I am a paid employee of XYZ Museum/Organization. We are working to make our resources more accessible to the public by working directly with Wikipedia.

Conflict of interest statement

I am editing Wikipedia as part of my official duties at the XYZ Museum/Organization. I will abide by Wikipedia's accepted practices on conflicts of interest, neutrality, and notability. Because the mission of XYZ Museum/Organization is in line with Wikipedia's mission to disseminate knowledge, I will not make edits that I do not believe are in accordance with Wikipedia's practices and procedures. If you believe I have made an error or violated Wikipedia’s norms, please let me know.

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Chapters
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