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{{Short description|initiative that seeks to improve Wikipedia's coverage of black history and culture}}
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'''AfroCrowd''' (stylized as '''AfroCROWD''') is an initiative to create and improve information about black culture and history on [[Wikipedia]]. The New York City–based project was founded by Alice Backer in 2015.<ref name="Allum">{{cite web |url=http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/02/29/women-leading-movements-to-champion-equality-on-wikipedia/ |title=Women leading movements to champion equality on Wikipedia |last=Allum |first=Cynthia |date=February 29, 2016 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref><ref name="BSN">{{cite web |url=http://www.blackstarnews.com/money/economy/black-digital-empowerment-through-afrocrowd-workshops.html |title=Black Digital Empowerment Through AfroCROWD workshops |last=Delices |first=Patrick |website=Black Star News |access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

==Founding==
[[File:Alice Backer.jpg|thumb|right|Alice Backer in 2015]]

In 2015, lawyer Alice Backer founded AfroCROWD.<ref name="BSN" /> Backer launched AfroCROWD to, "rectify Wikipedia's lack of articles about black history and black culture."<ref name="Allum" /> According to Backer the aim of the project is to, "give people of color opportunities to do more than participate in and consume social media."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.colorlines.com/articles/can-black-wikipedia-take-black-twitter |title=Can 'Black Wikipedia' Take Off Like 'Black Twitter'? |last=Murphy |first=Carla |date=February 4, 2015 |website=[[ColorLines]] |access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

==Strategies and tactics==
AfroCROWD hosts edit-a-thons and talks across the metropolitan New York area.<ref name="Allum" /> They have partnered with other organizations such as the [[Haiti Cultural Exchange]] and [[Haitian Creole Language Institute]] to host these events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://haitiantimes.com/2015/02/19/afrocrowd-owning-haitian-history-through-digital-empowerment/ |title=AfroCrowd: Owning Haitian History Through Digital Empowerment |last=Jean |first=Fabiola |date= February 19, 2015 |website=[[Haitian Times]] |access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Afripedia Project]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite web |url=https://www.artsy.net/article/the-art-genome-project-why-are-all-the-black-artists-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteria |title=The Art Genome Project: Why Are All the Black Artists Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? |last1=Jene-Fagon |first1=Olivia |last2=Yoshi Tani |first2=Ellen |date=January 17, 2016 |website=[[Artsy (website)|Artsy]] |quote=Welcome to the Black Lunch Table: Jina Valentine and Heather Hart on Creating Space for Communities of Color in the Art World}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.good.is/articles/wikipedia-editors-diversity |title=How Activists Are Diversifying Wikipedia One Edit At A Time |last=Frisella |first=Emily |date=April 27, 2017 |website=[[Good Worldwide|GOOD Magazine]]}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|AfroCROWD}}
* {{Official website}}

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