> 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 _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
