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18 hours ago
As of 2020, fewer than 1% of Wikipedia's editor base in the U.S. identify as Black or African American. We need everyone’s help to change that.
Read @Wikimedia COO @janeenuzzell's invitation for action: https://t.co/fomn6p8bdk #WikiBlackHistory https://t.co/DeXhSzXZyD
As of 2020, fewer than 1% of Wikipedia's editor base in the U.S. identify as Black or African American. We need everyone’s help to change that.
Read @Wikimedia COO @janeenuzzell's invitation for action: https://t.co/fomn6p8bdk #WikiBlackHistory https://t.co/DeXhSzXZyD
5 days ago
Today we learned that Wikipedia is roughly as old as the meme "all your base are belong to us." https://t.co/adYK8G2nYB https://t.co/icLfE9QD5e
Today we learned that Wikipedia is roughly as old as the meme "all your base are belong to us." https://t.co/adYK8G2nYB https://t.co/icLfE9QD5e
5 days ago
Sam Oyeyele started with a mission: to write the history of Nigerian cinema into Wikipedia.
That's a big task—one he couldn't do alone.
And that's how Sam ended up creating a continent-wide contest. Read more about Sam and his remarkable story. https://t.co/DZBaVM5RfC
Sam Oyeyele started with a mission: to write the history of Nigerian cinema into Wikipedia.
That's a big task—one he couldn't do alone.
And that's how Sam ended up creating a continent-wide contest. Read more about Sam and his remarkable story. https://t.co/DZBaVM5RfC
6 days ago
The color line in American baseball barred Black players from signing, but the successes of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby on major league teams pushed the industry to gradually dissolve the discriminatory practice over the 1950s. https://t.co/UKjP4OMBtP #WikiBlackHistory #BHM https://t.co/qDMjJGr5de
The color line in American baseball barred Black players from signing, but the successes of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby on major league teams pushed the industry to gradually dissolve the discriminatory practice over the 1950s. https://t.co/UKjP4OMBtP #WikiBlackHistory #BHM https://t.co/qDMjJGr5de
6 days ago
Dame Shirley Bassey's singing career is an international treasure of sorts, marked with invitations to Windsor Castle, several sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall, and a record-crushing seven consecutive decades on the UK charts. https://t.co/LxmqTUbyuw #WikiBlackHistory #BHM
Dame Shirley Bassey's singing career is an international treasure of sorts, marked with invitations to Windsor Castle, several sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall, and a record-crushing seven consecutive decades on the UK charts. https://t.co/LxmqTUbyuw #WikiBlackHistory #BHM
6 days ago
Contest time!
@BlackLunchTable is working to increase information about Black artists across Wikimedia platforms. Want to join and win prizes?
Check it out ➡️ https://t.co/q8oSt2n5zk
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Contest time!
@BlackLunchTable is working to increase information about Black artists across Wikimedia platforms. Want to join and win prizes?
Check it out ➡️ https://t.co/q8oSt2n5zk
📸: https://t.co/iBZyYoZMNF, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://t.co/gaiSfGUPyb
Submissions from Wikipedia.org
- TIL of Uesugi Kenshin, a Daimyo in Feudal Japan with a controversial death. One account claims that he was assassinated when a ninja hiding in his latrine killed him when he went to relieve himself.by /u/verostein on February 25, 2021 at 7:00 pm
submitted by /u/verostein to r/todayilearned [link] [comments]
- The Crime Museum - a collection of criminal memorabilia kept at New Scotland Yard, headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service in London, England. Known as the Black Museum until the early 21st century.by /u/Worsaae on February 25, 2021 at 6:40 pm
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- TIL that in 1942, the Luftwaffe dropped three bombs on the church of Mosta, Malta. Two of them deflected without exploding, but one 500kg high explosive bomb pierced the dome and entered the church, where more than 300 people were awaiting evening mass. The bomb did not explode and was later defusedby /u/famously_decent on February 25, 2021 at 6:14 pm
submitted by /u/famously_decent to r/todayilearned [link] [comments]
- TIL that the Crypt of Civilization is a sealed, airtight chamber, which is intended to be opened in AD 8113 and contains numerous artifacts, photographs and sound recordings that illustrate early 20th century life. It was inspired by the opening of Egyptian pyramids.by /u/thisCantBeBad on February 25, 2021 at 5:27 pm
submitted by /u/thisCantBeBad to r/todayilearned [link] [comments]
- TIL that the last American born into legal slavery died in 1972by /u/115MRD on February 25, 2021 at 4:31 pm
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29 seconds ago
One of the first #Wikipedia editathons I ever attended was with @afroCROWDit in person @SchomburgCenter with a @cunyitp classmate. Glad to be back with @NYULibraries. @SherryAntoine7 talks editing guts, nuts and bolts. @nyuprograminla https://t.co/kJMSOfqqel
One of the first #Wikipedia editathons I ever attended was with @afroCROWDit in person @SchomburgCenter with a @cunyitp classmate. Glad to be back with @NYULibraries. @SherryAntoine7 talks editing guts, nuts and bolts. @nyuprograminla https://t.co/kJMSOfqqel
5 minutes ago
Illustrierte Cover von Jazzplatten gestaltete zuerst James Flora. https://t.co/4LY1TAisi0 #wikipedia #schongewusst https://t.co/jLlDFuG7vb
Illustrierte Cover von Jazzplatten gestaltete zuerst James Flora. https://t.co/4LY1TAisi0 #wikipedia #schongewusst https://t.co/jLlDFuG7vb
6 minutes ago
Heute vor genau 64 Jahren verstarb #Giraffe »Rieke«, die nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg als einziges evakuiertes Tier in den @zooberlin zurückkehrte🦒. Heute ist ihr Skelett in einer unserer Bibliotheken zu bestaunen ➡️ https://t.co/NT9ekLIhxG
Auch ist Rieke in #Wikipedia vertreten😉 https://t.co/cwXMBhQGOL
Heute vor genau 64 Jahren verstarb #Giraffe »Rieke«, die nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg als einziges evakuiertes Tier in den @zooberlin zurückkehrte🦒. Heute ist ihr Skelett in einer unserer Bibliotheken zu bestaunen ➡️ https://t.co/NT9ekLIhxG
Auch ist Rieke in #Wikipedia vertreten😉 https://t.co/cwXMBhQGOL
8 minutes ago
Participez au concours photo WikiLovesAfrica sur le thème de la Santé au Sénégal, et gagnez jusqu'à 1000$ en illustrant #Wikipédia !
https://t.co/AmwenKO88e https://t.co/HPeUFb5GSF
Participez au concours photo WikiLovesAfrica sur le thème de la Santé au Sénégal, et gagnez jusqu'à 1000$ en illustrant #Wikipédia !
https://t.co/AmwenKO88e https://t.co/HPeUFb5GSF
10 minutes ago
I saw this photo & decided that @FionaCMcQueen, the Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland needed her own #Wikipedia article.
https://t.co/cSyUHNDfaI
Amazing to see these 4 leading Scotland's response to #covid19scotland. Fiona was a @WikiWomenInRed No one had started her article https://t.co/d8GgrniyCN
I saw this photo & decided that @FionaCMcQueen, the Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland needed her own #Wikipedia article.
https://t.co/cSyUHNDfaI
Amazing to see these 4 leading Scotland's response to #covid19scotland. Fiona was a @WikiWomenInRed No one had started her article https://t.co/d8GgrniyCN
13 minutes ago
For an intermediate @nodexl training course in March 26 by @NodeXLAcademy
Learn about #NodeXL advanced #socialmedia and #Marketing analysis such as #YouTube networks and #Wikipedia 👌
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For an intermediate @nodexl training course in March 26 by @NodeXLAcademy
Learn about #NodeXL advanced #socialmedia and #Marketing analysis such as #YouTube networks and #Wikipedia 👌
https://t.co/SgzGmdDQgO