Wikipedia:WikiProject Black Lives Matter

WikiProject Black Lives Matter
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Parent; project(s)	African diaspora, Civil Rights Movement, Discrimination, Human rights
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WikiProject Black Lives Matter is a WikiProject dedicated to Wikipedia's coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement. This project does not extol any point of view, political or otherwise, other than that of a neutral documentarian. You don't have to identify as a supporter of Black Lives Matter to join this WikiProject. The project has hosted collaborations in June, July, and August 2020, as well as Q1, Q2, and Q4 2021.

Quality content[edit]

Review and Assessment[edit]

Find our Assessment task force here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Black Lives Matter/Assessment

Statistics[edit]

Black Lives Matter articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
GA	1		5	8		2	16
B	5	17	18	28		11	79
C	6	16	44	172		43	281
Start		6	26	241		63	336
Stub		1	5	79		15	100
List		1	32	8	1	4	46
Category			2	1	58		61
Disambig					2		2
File					1		1
Project					11		11
Template			1		11		12
NA			1	5	13		19
Other					18		18
Assessed	12	41	134	542	115	138	982
Unassessed						1	1
Total	12	41	134	542	115	139	983
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 3,673			Ω = 4.52

Article Alerts[edit]

Articles to be split

13 Sep 2023 – Institutional racism (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Shoreranger (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

19 Apr 2024 – Draft:Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by WikiObjectivity (t · c)
07 Apr 2024 – Draft:Rauf Adu (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ldn91 (t · c)
05 Apr 2024 – Draft:Donisha Prendergast (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 50.101.90.193 (t · c)
02 Mar 2024 – Draft:Departmental Progressive Club (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Abesottedphoenix (t · c)
22 Feb 2024 – Draft:Wawa Gatheru (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jonasstaff (t · c)

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	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Black Lives Matter, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Black Lives Matter on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Black Lives MatterWikipedia:WikiProject Black Lives MatterTemplate:WikiProject Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter articles
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Userboxes[edit]

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WikiProject Black Lives Matter.

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Black Lives Matter.

Barnstar[edit]

Awarded to an editor who has made significant contributions to Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to Black Lives Matter.

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Participants[edit]

---Another Believer _(Talk) 20:57, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
TJMSmith (talk) 21:26, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nintendofan885^{T&Cs apply} 21:34, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
phoebe / (talk to me) 21:39, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nosebagbear (talk) 21:54, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
-- Henry20090 (talk) 21:52, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
SarahSV ^(talk) 21:57, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Pete Forsyth (talk)
CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 22:14, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
EvergreenFir (talk) 22:41, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You can be one of three things: ally, enemy, or collaborator. Be an ally. Guy (help!) 00:13, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Guettarda (talk) 01:07, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Missvain (talk) 02:43, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
WhinyTheYounger (talk) 03:40, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Shrinkydinks (talk) 04:48, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Bilorv (Black Lives Matter) 08:30, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
—valereee (talk) 11:09, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
gobonobo ⁺ ^c 12:07, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
– Majavah ^{talk · edits} 13:40, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Corachow (talk) 13:41, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- MrX 🖋 13:52, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Funcrunch (talk) 15:21, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Smirkybec (talk) 21:27, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Blue Rasberry (talk) 22:33, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Quidster4040 (talk) 22:37, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
$ɱ$ (talk) 01:25, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Trillfendi (talk) 04:44, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Praxidicae
Evertent (talk) 9:38, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
--Camelia (talk) 12:26, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Krakkos (talk) 12:31, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Whisperjanes (talk) 00:15, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yupik (talk) 07:10, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Abishe (talk) 07:10, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
N Ø 12:25, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Astrophobe (talk · contribs) 19:47:44, 9 June 2020 (UTC) [reply]
Eric.c.zhang (talk) 23:07, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ottermost (talk) 17:20, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
AthalGolwen (talk) 18:56, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Saharadesert888 (talk) 20:02, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
AshMusique (talk) 00:21, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Tvc 15 (talk) 08:22, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Mangodust (talk) 10.56, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
Odderlily (talk) 15.25, 16 June 2020 (GMT)
Stuartyeates (talk) 23:45, 27 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Microglia145 (talk) 05:48, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Mkdw ^talk 06:06, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Applejuicejoe (talk) 15:47, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CupcakePerson13 (talk · contribs) 03:44:44, 5 July 2020 (UTC) [reply]
Gerald WL 12:00, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Uelly (talk) 18:53, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ocaasi^{t | c} 22:50, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
DMT biscuit (talk) 08:58, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Citrivescence (talk) 23:32, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Leutha (talk) 20:14, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 19:44, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Zindor (talk) 09:10, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
DStrassmann (talk) 14:32, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
19jshi (talk) 15:34, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Emilyp99 (talk) 17:31, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Heatherkong (talk) 22:07, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
MBJAnderson (talk) 20:10, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Gaelic Tuberosa (talk) 20:33, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
AHall08 (talk) 20:57, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
S.shedore (talk) 21:05, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
V.a.PJHC (talk) 04:00, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Angelalin79 (talk) 19:14, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
KaelaWilbur (talk) 20:20, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Vanchu22 (talk) 22:13, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Bgreaves18 (talk) 22:36, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
MCJones20 (talk) 02:39, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Akandru (talk) 03:03, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Mangokeylime (talk) 12:55, 22 October 20 (UTC)
Lajmmoore (talk) 22:18, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Please show your support for the Black Lives Matter in the world. Don't just ignore that! Mario Jump 83! 06:46, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Innisfree987 (talk) 21:46, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Tomorrow&tomorrow&tomorrow (talk) 02:37, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
--Sm8900 (talk) 14:49, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ivey (talk) 21:33, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hegue Floron (talk) 14:34, 5 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
SarahD12345678910 (talk) 00:08, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ferviani
Zen916
Beccaynr (talk) 20:45, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Historyday01 (talk) 03:45, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
TLK92 (talk) 20:00, 9 September 2022
Modern Methuselah‬
FormalDude (talk)
Combefere ★ Talk 01:49, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Dr. Van Nostrand (talk) 02:03, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Davest3r08 >:) ^(talk) 21:51, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Press[edit]

This WikiProject has been mentioned by a media organization:

Stephen Harrison (2020-06-09). "How Wikipedia Became a Battleground for Racial Justice". Slate. Retrieved 2020-06-10. And the new WikiProject Black Lives Matter has helped editors collaborate on notable demonstrations, pages for victims of police brutality, and new pages like "When the looting starts, the shooting starts" and the list of Confederate and other monuments removed during George Floyd protests.

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