[Foundation-l] A question for American Wikimedians

Mon Nov 22 14:36:20 UTC 2010

> If the Foundation wanted to enquire, or do something about the relative
> dearth of African American editors, a good person to contact would
> probably
> be Henry Louis Gates
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Louis_Gates
>
> He's a Harvard professor, famous for having been arrested on the front
> porch of his own house by a white policeman who thought he was a burglar.
> More saliently, he is noted as the author of
>
> Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
>
> He also co-founded The Root, an African American online magazine
>
> http://www.theroot.com/
>
> There are lots of search hits for Wikipedia on theroot.com, so it's
> not like black people don't read it.
>
> Andreas

The Root is open to broad public participation. And has an active comment
section attached to their articles, a good opportunity to add your
comment and relate the topic to the Wikipedia article on the subject, see
for example:

http://www.theroot.com/views/four-loko-hysteria-smack-classism

Fred Bauder