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Can someone help me get Masi Asare into the mainspace?

Hello, I hope I'm writing in the correct place. I really got into it with another wikipedia editor who won't let me add Tony-nominated writer Masi Asare to the list of notable alums from the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, because she doesn't already have a Wikipedia page.

To my knowledge, she's the only Black person on that list, and so for her not to get to be on it, I think is a travesty. So, I wrote this Draft:Masi Asare. And I'm wondering if either

a) anyone on here has the authority to move her to the mainspace, so she can finally officially have her page or

b) if no one does, if anyone is interested in looking the draft over and seeing ways they may be able to make it even better, so hopefully it has a better chance of not being denied?

[Lastly, I suppose as a stop gap, if we can't get her page up, if anyone cares about her being listed as an alum of the workshop BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, wikipedia works by consensus. So, if someone brought it to the talk page and there were multiple of us who were in favor, then we could do it without the permission of that guy. (I'm not encouraging like ganging up on someone or anything, but just trying to bring awareness to this issue so that if anyone cares about the issue enough, then we could open up a discussion there to try to get her added to the list as a red link, since IMO, people should at least see her on the list. But best case scenario is that she just gets a page.]

So, anyway, if anyone can help me make this page a reality, or if anyone can tell me if there's somewhere else I should be posting for help, if not here, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks a million! Wikipedian339 (talk) 14:02, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 04:17, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Enslaved v. slave in article naming

Hello project members, recently an article I started under the title Angela (enslaved woman) was moved to Angela (slave) - my understanding is that enslaved is the better terminology to use as it describes the act that was forced on people, and does not suggest it was their identity. However the mover, said they were following a convention for XXX (slave). I wondered if there had already been a discussion about this or an RfC more widely? Lajmmoore (talk) 13:01, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Lajmmoore, That is my undersanding as well. I think that someone may have sought to make a shorter article title without realizing that it is inappropriate to name someone a "slave". I came here looking for a WP reference for the use of "enslaved person" over "slave", for now I have been using external sources. It would be better to have a Wikipedia link.–CaroleHenson (talk) 22:42, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
See Slavery#Terminology.–CaroleHenson (talk) 23:43, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Also, there's no need to force uniformity between article titles, so the change wasn't necessary. Lewisguile (talk)

A move discussion ended in favour of slave for certain article titles, Talk:List_of_slaves#Requested_move_16_November_2021. Rsk6400 (talk) 06:58, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Anti-Black sentiment#Requested move 22 June 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Anti-Black sentiment#Requested move 22 June 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 21:58, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

It would be great if more people could weigh in on this. Lewisguile (talk) 05:52, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
Anyone able to weigh in on the new move request? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Anti-Black_sentiment#c-Alexanderkowal-20240521082100-BilledMammal-20240521045300 There is a request to move Anti-Black sentiment to Anti-Black racism. Lewisguile (talk) 08:18, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

The Notorious B.I.G. nominated at FAR

I have nominated The Notorious B.I.G. for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:48, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:54, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Women in Green's October 2024 edit-a-thon

Hello WikiProject African diaspora:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2024!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2024, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

Grnrchst (talk) 13:21, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

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 Wikipedia 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 ScribeEdits! Talk! 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. TarnishedPathtalk 14:28, 15 October 2024 (UTC)