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Article Evaluations

Article Evaluated: Kiki

• Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
  • Everything is relevant. More information is definitely needed.
• Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
  • The article appears pretty neutral. There isn't enough information for any clear bias.
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
  • N/A
• Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
  • All links are working and support the information..
• Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
• Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
• Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
  • It is part of the LGBT project and is a stub for LGBT related docs.
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • When we talked about the film in class we discussed much of the differences and comparisons to Paris is Burning. The Wiki page does not touch on this much.

Possible Topics

Possible topics:

D.C. Black Pride - The page for DC Black pride is really undeveloped right now and I think I could add to it by adding any information about how it began and how the general event goes each year. The celebration has been going on for about 15 years but their still isn't much about how it formed.

Kiki (2016 film) - As we've discussed in class the Kiki page needs a lot of updating. I'm concerned with finding enough to add because it is such a new film. I think more information about the films reception and comparison to Paris is burning could be helpful.

Week 12

I've decided to tackle the page on Black gay Pride. Initially, I intended to do work on the page for D.C. Black pride but found that there wasn't much information needed to create citations. As I look at the Black Gay Pride page I think it could use a bit more information on the actual founders who started the event. I also think more information about the subsequent pride events that came from the formation is important. Yes some of them have separate dedicated articles but I still like a section on the impact of legacy would be good as well as reactions and history of support from larger LGBT movements.

Black gay Pride (draft)

The Black Gay Pride movement is a movement within the United States for African American members of the LGBT community. Started in the 1990's, Black Gay Pride movements began as a way to provide black LGBT people an alternative to the largely white mainstream LGBT movement. The movement serves as a way for black LGBT people to discuss the specific issues that are unique to the black LGBT community. While the mainstream gay pride movement, which can often be perceived as overwhelmingly white[Kei: by whom?], has focused much of its energy on marriage equality, the Black Gay Pride movement has focused on issues like medicine, homophobia in their communities and housing.

Today, there 25 Black Gay Pride events all over the United States. The largest of these events are D.C. Black Pride, At the Beach Los Angeles and Atlanta Black Pride. While black pride events started as early as 1988, D.C. Black Pride, which began in 1991, has been cited as one of the earliest celebrations. The D.C. Black Pride celebration started out of a tradition called the Children's Hour 15 years prior.

Center for Black Equity

Formerly known as the International Federation of Black Prides until 2012, the Center for Black Equity (CBE), is an international organization dedicated to equality and social justice for black LGBT people. On October 13, 2013, CBE president Earl Fowles, along with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, announced a name change from IFBP to the Center for Black Equity. Though the organization was founded as a way to support the network of Black Gay Pride celebrations worldwide, CBE now also focuses on social justice issues as well.

Largest Black gay Pride events

[Kei: notable sounds "subjective." As you mention that those three pride events are the largest ones in the lead, I would suggest changing it to "largest" to make it look more "neutral."]

Atlanta Black Pride

Created in 1996, Atlanta Black Pride weekend (ABPW) is the only official event for the black LGBT community in Atlanta. The event started after a few friends decided to have a Labor Day picnic together. It is seen as one of the largest black gay pride events which could do with the large black LGBT presence in Atlanta.

At the Beach, Los Angeles

At the Beach, Los Angeles is an organization that organizes the At the Beach event every year in LA. Each Independence Day weekend the celebration occurs and provides black LGBT with is one of the most exciting events of LA's black gay community.The event grew out of the belief that the black gay community needed a social setting to gather. What once started as friends collecting together on Malibu Beach turned into the event that occurs today.

D.C. Black Pride

D.C. Black Pride is noted as one of the earliest black LGBT pride events. The event first took place on Saturday, May 25, 1991 at Banneker Field. Like other black LGBT celebrates it started because the community did not see themselves represented during the annual Capital Pride event in D.C. The event is sponsored by Capital Pride and CBE.

See also:

Center for Black Equity

Atlanta Black Pride

Dallas Black Pride

D.C. Black Pride

At the Beach Los Angeles