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Derek Chauvin AfD discussion

Participants of this WikiProject might be interested in the Derek Chauvin page AfD discussion.
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Ebony Horsewomen, Inc. Equestrian and Therapeutic Center

Article Ebony Horsewomen, Inc. Equestrian and Therapeutic Center needs attention. Reasons posted on talk page.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 19:39, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Wadsworth Jarrell

Wadsworth Jarrell 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) 18:40, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Patrick Allen (governor-general)

Patrick Allen (governor-general) 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) 17:03, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:James T. Butts Jr.#Requested move 16 July 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:James T. Butts Jr.#Requested move 16 July 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 07:17, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Robert Wedderburn (radical)#Requested move 22 July 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Robert Wedderburn (radical)#Requested move 22 July 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 15:38, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Birth of a Nation

I think the article The Birth of a Nation may not accurately reflect modern historical scholarship on the topic, and it under-represents Black scholarship in this area. I've raised an RfC on the lede wording, but the more I look at the content of the article, the less neutral it appears.

At present, the article relies heavily on primary sources and older film-studies treatments, giving prominence to the film's technical accomplishments while relegating its racism, propagandistic distortion of history, and role in the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan to later sections. This ordering seems contrary to the weight of peer-reviewed scholarship in history, film history, and Black studies, which overwhelmingly treat the film's racial content as central. Works by W.E.B. Du Bois, John Hope Franklin, Cedric Robinson, Ed Guerrero, Melvyn Stokes, Paul McEwan, and others are either missing, under-cited, or only used for incidental details rather than their central arguments.

I think someone with more expertise in African diaspora history, Black film studies, or Reconstruction historiography would be helpful in reviewing the article and ensuring that the scholarship is presented with due weight. The "film studies" project (and Wikipedia more generally) often defaults to technical innovation first, but in this case the systemic bias seems especially stark.

Any help or perspective would be much appreciated. Tito Omburo (talk) 23:34, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]