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Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD) is an initiative founded in 2015 that seeks to increase awareness of the Wikimedia Movement in the BIPOC community and the number of people of African descent who actively partake in the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements. We celebrate Black History Month and Wikipedia Day all year round. Join us for a coming event!-->

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November 26: Join us Tues November 26th, 3 PM NYC, FREE Wiki Commons and Photo Training with some potential portfolio Opportunities for photographers! More Info Here: Event: Wikicurious - Capturing the Moment Location: 425 6th Ave, New York, NY. Library: Jefferson Market 

Calling all photography, video, and Wikimedia Commons enthusiasts! Come join Wikimedia NYC, WikiPortraits, and AfroCrowd for an exciting event where we will explore the art of capturing the moment through photography and learn the ins and outs of Wikimedia Commons. This event is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about how to upload content to the platform. Get ready to snap some amazing shots as we hit the town on a photo walk and then bring the moments we captured to the masses on Wikimedia Commons.

General Event Highlights

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April 22-May 17, 2024 : Free Course: In celebration of Earth Day, Wiki Education in collaboration with AfroCROWD/Wiki Cari invites experienced Wikipedia editors to participate in a free virtual course "Global Approaches to Climate Finance for Wikipedians". Sign up here.

  • Dates: April 22, 2024-May 17, 2024
  • Meeting times: Mondays and Thursdays @ 10 am Eastern/14:00 UTC


March 1 -April 30: 1ᵉʳ mars au 30 avril 2024 AfroCROWD s'associe aux Wikimedians du Congo pour Wiki Loves Africa 2024! Thème : AFRICA CREATE (Creations Africaines)! Info
Women's History Month 2024
Celebrate Black Herstory!

March 23: Join us this Saturday, March 23, for one more opportunity to learn to edit #Wikipedia on notable Black Women this Womens Herstory Month! We are meeting online from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM ET (NYC time). Sign up here.

February 3 and 25:

Celebrate Black Wiki History Month with AfroCROWD Join our #Wikipedia editing workshop, editathon, or events this February! Register

  • In person: Sat. February 03, Columbia University at The Forum, 601 W 125th St, Harlem, NYC, Wikipedia editing sessions at 1 PM - 4 PM ET (NYC time). General symposium 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM ET.

  • Online: Sun. February 25, 1:30–3:30 PM ET, Register for complete details.

Connect with Wikimedia editors, learn new Wiki skills, and make Black Wiki history. All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you!

November 9-12: AfroCROWD at North America, Toronto! The first in-person WikiConference NA since 2019!
August 15-20: AfroCROWD at Wikimania 2023 and the Wiki Women's Summit 2023 in Singapore!
August 5: Happy Birthday Hip Hop! August 2023! Join us August 5, 1-6 PM as we celebrate in the AfroCROWD Room at the Banjee Boombox Festival on Governor's Island NYC, more at Eventbrite.
Clive Campbell, aka DJ Kool Herc credited founding forefather of Hip Hop Clive Campbell, better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican-American DJ who is credited with contributing to the development of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s through a "Back to School Jam", hosted by Clive and his younger sister Cindy on August 11, 1973...
AfroCROWD Schomburg Center Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon class of '17

June:

June 23: Wikipedia photo walk through, Old San Juan Puerto Rico and Bronx NY in partnership with Wiki Caribbean and Chocobar Cortes. June 23, 1:30-4:00 PM. Click here to register.

June 19: Juneteenth Celebration: This year, Juneteenth finally becomes a national holiday in the US. Join us Sunday, June 19 from 1:30-3:00 PM EST as we celebrate Juneteenth2022 with a virtual Wikipedia editing workshop.

June 7: We partner with Wikimedians of the Caribbean, Access Now and Jaaklac at RightsCon. Focus: closing the Wikimedia knowledge gap on Digital Human Rights in the Caribbean. Register by Jun 3 at http://rightscon.org/program/ and join our social hour at #RightsCon w/friends Jun 7, 4 PM ET.

May:

May 27: We partner with Open Foundation West Africa in Ghana for the African Wiki Challenge with featured speaker AfroCROWD friend Dr. Phiwo Mnyandu, Howard University Center for African Studies lecturer. Focus: Projecting African Culture. More at Africa Wiki Challenge 2022. You can register for the May 27th launch here.

April:

Event: Thursday, April 28th, 9am-12pm EST Where: Swedish Residence and online! (Registration is required)

  • April 2: Join as AfroCROWD to celebrate Black Herstory as we cohostSpelman English Edits Wikipedia with the acclaimed HBCU Spelman college's Department of English from 1-7 p.m./EDT. This event is part of the Spelman English Department's Annual Lit Week, which concludes with Social Justice Saturday. New and experienced editors are welcome to come anytime to improve representations of Black Herstory in the Literary Arts, Media, Activism (among several other topics) on Wikipedia. The event features a training session, workshops on knowledge building, and a live drawing for a gift card giveaway. Editors @JaneNova and @PeteForsyth will also facilitate and support. Sign up on our meetup Page.

March:

AfroCROWD is a proud key partner of the Wiki Unseen pilot project to help uncover missing faces of Africa and the African Diaspora on Wikipedia, launched during Black History Month 2022.


Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Born January 15, 1929


February:

  • February 26th, 11 AM EST/ 1600 UTC: Join us for our HBCU focused Wikipedia editing workshop with Howard University and the men of SMOOTH Inc. Sat. February 26th, 11 AM EST/ 1600 UTC. Sign up here!
  • Feb. 25, 2-5 PM PST/ 5-8 PM EST: join us Oregon State University for the Writing the Black history of the Pacific North West into Wikipedia virtual Editathon! Connect with others, ace Wikimedia, gain new skills and amplify Black PNW history. Register here.
  • February 9, 2022: Launch of Wiki Unseen, a collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation, AfroCROWD and Behance, aimed at expanding the visual representation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in Wikimedia projects and advancing knowledge equity. AfroCROWD is a proud lead partner of the WikiUnseen project. Learn more here!

January:

  • January 15, 2022: Happy 21st birthday Wikipedia!

2021-2022

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December:

Signup directly here or on the Wikipedia page above.

November:

October:

WikiConference North America 2021:

  • October 8, 2021, 2:25 PM EDT: News On Wiki, Phase 2 complete; Future steps with ASU journalism school
  • October 9, 2021, 4:10 PM EDT: Caribbean Digital Human Rights Community Workspace & Edit-A-Thon

September:

  • September 26, 2021, AfroCROWD Co-hosts Wiki Cari Fesitval 2021 with Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group on Wikipedia Weekly with special guests in the Haitian community including Haitian-American actor, writer, director, and producer Bechir Sylvain. This year's Wiki Cari Festival (2021) was the most watched event on Wikipedia Weekly when it posted and as of April 2022, is the third most viewed! Check it out here.

August:

July:

  • July 13-17: AfroCROWD invites you to the NAMLE 2021 conference where our director, Sherry Antoine joins a panel Sun 9:30 PT/12:30 ET focused on partner News On Wiki NOW's campaign to improve Wikimedia coverage of Black Owned, local & Caribbean newspapers.

June:

May:

April:

  • April 22nd is Earth Day! Let's Celebrate the earth and our environment!
  • April 17-May 3, Main event April 28: AfroCROWD is joining Wikimedians of the Caribbean and more for Wiki Earthweek 2021, April 28, 1-3 PM.
  • April 28: AfroCROWD is joining Wikimedians of the Caribbean and more for Wiki Earthweek 2021, April 28, 1-3 PM.

March:

February:

Click here to register directly

Click here to register directly

Click here to register directly

January:
Happy 20th birthday Wikipedia!

2020-2021

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  • December 12: Black-Owned Newspapers Wikipedia Edit-a-thon during WikiConference North America, Partners: News on Wiki NOW, Phili Your Black News, Wikimedia Philadelphia
  • NYU Los Angeles Virtual Week of Wiki with Young Entertainment Activists November 3-5, 2020
  • Movement Strategy Forum: The Future of Wikipedia October 28, 2020
  • NYU Los Angeles opening Wikipedia Webinar October 14, 2020
  • AfroCROWD ED on keynote panel at the Computers in Libraries Conference September 24, 2020
  • Wiki Caribbean Festival September 19, 2020
  • Wiki BIPOC Wikipedia Edit-a-thon August 1, 2020 1:30 PM ET/ 10:30 AM PST - 5 PM ET/ 2:30 PM PST
  • Wikipedia Training to Uplift Afro-Dominican History. 5pm-8pm EDT, July 21, 2020 on Zoom.

2019-2020

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2018-2019

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2017-2018

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Feature: AfroCROWD in the News

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Group shot Afrocrowd Shomburg jeh

AfroCROWD was founded in 2015 by Alice Backer, Esq. and is run by Executive Director Sherry Antoine, MPA. We are celebrating over 6 years working to improve representation in the Wikimedia Movement. Thank you for your support. Check out these shots from AfroCROWD over the years:

  • AfroCROWDers at BLERD Black Comic book Writers Wikipedia Editathon
    AfroCROWDers at BLERD Black Comic book Writers Wikipedia Editathon
  • AfroCROWD is women-led, with more than 51% of AfroCROWDers being women.
    AfroCROWD is women-led, with more than 51% of AfroCROWDers being women.
  • AfroCROWD Director, Sherry Antoine, Speaks at the United Nations
    AfroCROWD Director, Sherry Antoine, Speaks at the United Nations
  • AfroCROWDers at MIT African Students Association Event
    AfroCROWDers at MIT African Students Association Event
  • AfroCROWDers at the Schomburg Center for Research In Black Culture annual editathon 2018
    AfroCROWDers at the Schomburg Center for Research In Black Culture annual editathon 2018
  • AfroCROWD Kickoff, Brooklyn Library, Black Wiki History Month, 2015
    AfroCROWD Kickoff, Brooklyn Library, Black Wiki History Month, 2015

AfroCROWD Videos and Tutorials

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Check out AfroCORWD's suite of in-house tutorials to help you learn to edit Wikimedia on demand a few minutes at a time!
Check out AfroCORWD's suite of in-house tutorials to help you learn to edit Wikimedia on demand a few minutes at a time!

BlackLifeMatters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Harlem, New York City, February 6, 2016.


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