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African diaspora

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Good article reassessment for Heather Knight (educator)

Heather Knight (educator) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 19:37, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2026_January_5#Category:Free_Negroes

Hi, please add your thoughts to this discussion Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2026_January_5#Category:Free_Negroes.--User:Namiba 15:07, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Category:19th-century American slaves

This category is listed as a sub-category of Category:19th-century American people by occupation. That seems odd to me; shouldn't slavery be regarded as a status rather than an occupation? What do people here think? If it was me, I would put it as a sub-category directly under Category:19th-century American people. And, of course, each individual article could also be listed under the person's occupation, if relevant. Brianyoumans (talk) 19:34, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed; being enslaved is absolutely not an "occupation". Don't know what the thinking was behind this categorization, but it should be changed.

The template on that category page, "Slaves by nationality and century category header", shows what other categories of people are listed under occupations. "Slaves" are listed there alphabetically between "Sailors" and "Sportspeople". Not good. Funcrunch (talk) 22:19, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If it's about templates, I don't mess with those. Maybe you can do it? I write my little articles, compile lists, improve grammar, and leave the complicated stuff for others.Brianyoumans (talk) 03:05, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'd rather not make a change of this magnitude either, without further input from other editors. Funcrunch (talk) 03:20, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Lockheed Martin shooting#Requested move 10 January 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Lockheed Martin shooting#Requested move 10 January 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vestrian24Bio 09:31, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking additional input on both the article Douglas Says and AfD for a Newark-based fashion designer with museum and university-press coverage related to Black cultural history. Editors familiar with assessing notability in fashion, museum studies, or cultural history would be appreciated. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vomni (talk • contribs) 01:40, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Kyle Fraser for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Kyle Fraser is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kyle Fraser until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

George Ho (talk) 07:52, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Splitting apart Speculative fiction by writers of color page

There is a discussion at Talk:Speculative fiction by writers of color#Implementing the split about how to split this page following the AfD discussion where there was agreement to split apart the page. Please share your thoughts for what sections you believe should be split off/merged to other pages. Thanks and have a great rest of your day. Historyday01 (talk) 13:47, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]