Racial bias on Wikipedia
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The English Wikipedia has been criticized for having a systemic racial bias in its coverage. This bias partially stems from an under-representation of people of color within its volunteer editor base.
Edit-a-thon for Black History Month at Howard University, a historically-Black university
Edit-a-thon for Visual Artists of the African Diaspora at the Joan Mitchell Center, hosted by Black Lunch Table in New Orleans
Sherry Antoine of AfroCROWD presents at WikiConference North America, August 2017.
Criticism of Wikipedia
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Wikipedia has been criticized since it was created in 2001. Most of the criticism has been directed toward its content, community of volunteer editors, process, and rules. Critics have questioned its
Racial bias on Wikipedia
…Wales has stated that the Wikimedia Foundation has "completely failed" to meet its goals of resolving the lack of diversity amongst Wikipedia editors. Criticism of Wikipedia Gender bias on Wikipedia…
American journalist John Seigenthaler was the subject of a hoax Wikipedia article in 2005.
Former Wikimedia Foundation executive Sue Gardner has listed reasons offered by some women in "Why Women Don't Edit Wikipedia".
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who left Wikipedia to found Citizendium