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Black Lunch Table
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

When and Where
Date:	Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
Time:	6:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
Address:	Museum of Modern Art Education and Research Center 4 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project hosted its third edit-a-thon on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, Basquiat: Still Fly @ 55 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 p.m. The Museum of Modern Art staff, and folks from the local community, met in the museum's library for an evening of social Wikipedia editing.

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project at The Museum of Modern Art will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Black artists. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have library resources and a list of suggested topics on hand.

• May 17, 2015: Black Lunch Table editathon @ Studio Museum in Harlem -- first BLT editathon
• July 13, 2015: Black Lunch Table editathon @ MoMA -- second BLT editathon
• November 10, 2015: Basquiat: Still Fly @ 55 -- third BLT editathon

History of The Black Lunch Table

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine (Fishantena (talk)) and Heather Hart (HartValentine (talk)) which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 10 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’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.

MoMA

Since 1929, The Museum of Modern Art has been a catalyst for conversation around art of the past and the present, the established and the experimental.

• Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
• Time: 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Come when you can, stay as long as you would like!
• Location: MoMA Library, located on the 6th floor of the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54 Street (between 5th/6th), New York, NY 10019

• Please note that this entrance is 1 block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue

• Subway: or to Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street
• Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M7, M10, M20, M50, M104 buses
• Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, teachers, curators, visitors...
  • Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
  • Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use; we will also pull related materials from the MoMA Archives)
• RSVP: EventBrite
• What to Bring: A laptop. We will help you access the museum's wireless network
• Hashtag: #StillFly55 and #AfroCROWD
• Etherpad: BlackLunchTable2015-November - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on

Join us for Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Basquiat Still Fly @ 55, a social evening of creating, updating, and improving Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of black artists. Hosted at The Museum of Modern Art Library in celebration of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 55th birthday and in partnership with AfroCROWD, NYU Africana Studies Program, Black Lunch Table, and Basquiat: Still Fly @ 55, this meetup will focus on closing the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia.

All are invited, and no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience is required. We will provide training on editing Wikipedia, WiFi, reference materials, light refreshments, and childcare (sponsored by Afrocrowd). Please bring your laptop, power cord, and ideas for articles that need to be updated, translated, or created. All languages and beginners welcome. Light Refreshments will also be available.

Admission to the edit-a-thon is free, but please RSVP @ EventBrite.

Organized by The Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with AfroCROWD, NYU Africana Studies, Black Lunch Table, and Basquiat: Still Fly @ 55.

• AfroCROWD MOMA / Black Lunch Table - presentation / overview by Aliceba (talk)

• AfroCROWD Presentation [Link to come]

• Editing time

• Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for editathon on this Wikipedia Meetup page, make one edit to a Wikipedia page

Please remember to RSVP via Eventbrite to get on the list to attend in person. Signing up on wiki below is a bonus!

• If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).
• If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day of.

Confirmed

1. Tonya Jones
2. Shanluan (talk)
3. Heather Hart -- HartValentine (talk)
4. Jina Valentine -- Fishantena (talk)
5. Aliceba (talk)
6. Pharos (talk)
7. izzy :)
8. Mozucat (talk) 20:46, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
9. BrillLyle (talk)
10. Deckdeckdeck (talk) // can attend from 7-8pm :)
11. kosboot (talk) 13:08, 10 November 2015 (UTC) (will arrive around 6:30)[reply]
12. Lmw510 (talk) 23:40, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
13. KirbyArtGirl85 (talk) 23:43, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
14. Sky painting (talk) 23:41, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
15. THEBLACKCONNECTION (talk) 23:46, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
16. Lasagnawiki (talk) 23:50, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
17. Trekkinglife (talk) 23:55, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
18. Mangonyc (talk) 23:59, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
19. Sarabod99 (talk) 00:07, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
20. Revolutionsonwax (talk) 00:08, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
21. Ps314 (talk) 00:27, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
22. Sealave2455 (talk) 01:05, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
23. museummammy (talk)
24. bluewater77
25. pi
26. StephCunning (talk)
27. gjone1 (talk)
28. LLarson (talk)
29. ribctr

Tentative

• DGG ( talk ) 23:36, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Lange.lea (talk) 16:54, 8 November 2015 (UTC) -- will try to be there but can't confirm for sure right now[reply]

Regrets

• Tuesday? Drat, I'll be in Brooklyn Heights Jim.henderson (talk) 12:42, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Unfortunately, I am speaking at the Graduate Center at the same time.--Theredproject (talk) 16:48, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! Please add a name if you know a Black artist of note who needs a page. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones. Thanks!

African American Art

• Contemporary Art
• Performance Art
• Museum Blog

AfroCROWD

• AfroCROWD - Wikipedia Meetup Page

MoMA

• MoMA Library
  • DADABASE - online catalog
  • MoMA/Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection
  • Political Art Documentation and Distribution (PAD/D) Archive
  • The Library Council
  • Library and Museum Archives Exhibitions
  • MoMA Press Release Archives 1929–97
  • MoMA Press Release Archives 1996–Present
  • Survey of Archives of Latino and Latin American Art
  • Latin American Bibliography
• MoMA Collection
• MoMA Archives

MoMA external link templates

• GLAM external link templates
  • MoMA artist - template for MoMA artists
  • MoMA object - template for MoMA objects

LibGuides

• History of Art: African-American Art @ University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
• History of Art: Women in the Arts @ University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Exhibits and collections

• African American History Month - Exhibits & Collections @ Library of Congress -- massive list of resources

News resources

• National & International News/Media Resources @ Howard University

N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources

• Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
• Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
• Tutorial
• How to Edit a Page
• Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
• Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
• Article Development
• Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
• Manual of Style
• Citation templates
• Citation guide
• Adding Photos
• Infobox templates
• Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
• Formatting shortcuts:

• Text Formatting
• Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
• Links

• Images and photos:

• Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
• Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
• Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good

Tools and templates

• Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
• Infobox template - person
• Biographies of living persons
• Writing an article
• About the Sandbox
• Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
• Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
• Verifying Reliable Sources

• N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:

Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help

• #wikipedia-en-help ^connect

List of new articles created

alpha by last name

1. Terry Adkins (in Esperanto Wikipedia) -- Frenezulo (talk)
2. Adebisi Akanji (in Esperanto Wikipedia) -- Frenezulo (talk)
3. Kathe Sandler -- Ps314 (talk)

List of articles improved

alpha by last name

1. Terry Adkins -- Lmw510 (talk), Lasagnawiki (talk)
2. Jean-Michel Basquiat -- LLarson (talk)
3. Rigaud Benoit -- Mangonyc (talk)
4. Sanford Biggers -- KirbyArtGirl85 (talk)
5. Chakaia Booker -- Added a citation to the Wonder gallery exhibition -- Sky painting (talk)
6. Roy DeCarava -- KirbyArtGirl85 (talk)
7. Minnie Evans -- Lmw510 (talk)
8. Franklin Furnace Archive -- BrillLyle (talk)
9. Ginuwine -- THEBLACKCONNECTION (talk)
10. Lyle Ashton Harris-- museummammy (talk)
11. Barkley L. Hendricks -- museummammy (talk)
12. Jason Holliday -- added Vito Russo quote and external links to NYT and NPR -- Sarabod99 (talk)
13. Simone Leigh -- Lmw510 (talk)
14. Dindga McCannon -- THEBLACKCONNECTION (talk)
15. Valerie Maynard -- THEBLACKCONNECTION (talk), Aliceba (talk)
16. Zwelethu Mthethwa -- Lasagnawiki (talk)
17. Gordon Parks -- Sealave2455 (talk)
18. Portrait of Jason -- added two external links to NYT and NPR; linked Jason Holliday page to film page, added citation about new film Jason and Shirley -- Sarabod99 (talk)
19. Juan Sanchez (artist) -- Trekkinglife (talk)
20. Kathe Sandler -- BrillLyle (talk)
21. Studio Museum in Harlem -- museummammy (talk)
22. The Moon is made of green cheese -- Pharos (talk)
23. Twins Seven Seven -- Lasagnawiki (talk)
24. Young Paris -- Added to the list of articles to be created -- Trekkinglife (talk)

Template

• Template:NYARC

((NYARC|ID|link label))

An example:

((NYARC|b519343|Franklin Furnace Archive))

displays

Franklin Furnace Archive at the New York Art Resources Consortium

Franklin Furnace Archive at the New York Art Resources Consortium at Museum of Modern Art -- appended to specify institution

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