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AfroCrowd
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Also known as Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia

AfroCROWD (Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia), is an initiative founded in 2015 by Alice Backer in New York City. Its mission is to increase awareness and participation of people of African descent in the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture, and software movements. The organisation addresses the underrepresentation of Black history and culture on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects by organising edit-a-thons, workshops, and partnerships with cultural and educational institutions.

Key facts

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AfroCrowd
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Alice Backer
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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • History and mission
  • Activities
  • Impact
  • Recognition
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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* [](https://twitter.com/afroCROWDit "Twitter")

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AfroCrowd” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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