New York Heritage and Women of the African Diaspora

Wikipedia for Educators at Fordham, in partnership with AFROCrowd, the Department of Records’ WomensActivism.NYC digital storytelling platform, and Wikimedia NYC, will be hosting this edit-a-thon.

This event is designed to improve coverage of women and the African Diaspora on Wikipedia and encourage black female editorship. The edit-a-thon will include tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, ongoing editing support, reference materials, and refreshments. This event is free and open to the public. People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate.