The Black Lunch Table (BLT) will host Radical Wikipedia Editing Workshop, an *online* edit-a-thon with Rutgers University, on August 20th, 2020 at 5 pm EST. We will learn about how to create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Black visual artists. An introduction with a brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon along with some context for the BLT project. We will have resources and a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Please RSVP for Webex link.
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration founded by artists Jina Valentine (Fishantena (talk)) and Heather Hart (Heathart (talk)) which intends to fill gaps in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 15 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT creates a space to encourage people of color and women to join the Wikimedia movement while also asking white male editors to focus on gaps in coverage on Wikimedia. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and art are performed.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, commonly referred to as Rutgers University, or RU, is an American public research university in New Jersey. It is the largest institution of higher education in New Jersey.
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Who should attend: Rutgers Alumni! Also artists, historians, students, photographers, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...rsvp hereWhat to Bring: Enthusiasm and focus
Hashtag:#BlackLunchTableEtherpad:BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what each of us are working on
You may edit any article you wish and we encourage you to select an article that is historically marginalized. This following event-specific lists (→) of suggested articles focus on notable alumni of Rutgers University of the Black diaspora. Please add a name if you know of someone appropriate who needs a page or needs editing. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones.
Etherpad:BlackLunchTable - List the article you're working on in this live doc to keep track and avoid duplicate work!
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→ Rutgers Alumni or faculty of the Black Diaspora who are visual artists:
This list is automatically generated from data in Wikidata and is periodically updated by Listeriabot. Edits made within the list area will be removed on the next update!
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