Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Precious McKesson

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The result was keep. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:10, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Precious McKesson

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Not sure that being the first woman of color to cast an electoral ballot in a particular should be a standard for notability. Without that, which probably falls under the WP:BIO1E standard, there is not enough coverage of this person to pass WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 20:25, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 20:25, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nebraska-related deletion discussions. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 20:25, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - meets WP:NPOL as a "major local political figure" with "significant press coverage". In addition to her electoral vote (which suggests notability even under BLP1E imo), she was Biden's political director in NE [1], organized conventions [2], received attention as a possible candidate [3] [4], received coverage specifically devoted to her [5], is the black caucus chair of the state party, etc. Urve (talk) 23:02, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as nommed. The ballot-casting is clearly single event, and the coverage thereof doesn't hence meet WP:GNG standards, or for that matter the sigcov requirement of NPOL. And being a staffer or campaigner is obviously not inherently notable, even in connection with presidential elections. --DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:36, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - agree with above that this meets WP:NPOL due to the presence of "significant coverage" by multiple "reliable" and independent "secondary sources". In addition to the sources mentioned above, in 2018 she was profiled by NBC News [6]. Ys2001 (talk) 20:58, 27 April 2021 (UTC)User:Ys2001[reply]

Keep - I agree that the article does meet WP:NPOL due to the presence of "significant coverage" by multiple "reliable" and independent "secondary sources", along with others that were not necessarily mentioned in the article. West6799 (talk) 01:47, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - this user was created today, and their first edit was to come here and !vote. Hmmm. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 02:20, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:HEY, WP:BASIC, and WP:NPOL, and because this does not appear to be WP:BLP1E. I have revised the article and added sources, and this does not appear to be WP:BLP1E because that only applies when three conditions are met, including that the person otherwise remains, and is likely to remain, a low-profile individual; the sources in the article show that in 2018, NBC News was covering her development from "local volunteer to a prominent party role as the Nebraska Democratic Party's first ever constituency director," and in 2019, she became a state ambassador for a national advocacy and lobbying organization, neither of which are low-profile activities. She is also the Vice President of the Board of Directors of Neighborhoods USA, and her 3-year term runs through October 2021. In addition, before she was an electoral voter, in September 2020, she had brief coverage in the The New York Times as "a community activist in Omaha and the chairwoman of the state Democratic Party’s Black caucus." WP:BASIC notability appears to be further supported and WP:NPOL notability appears to be supported due to the depth of coverage from multiple independent and reliable sources, including the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star. There is also less biographical coverage but further commentary in USA Today and local ABC News 1 2 coverage. There are additional sources in the article, but these appear to be sufficient to demonstrate notability, and if not per WP:NPOL, then per WP:BASIC, which states, If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability. Beccaynr (talk) 04:32, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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