Black Histories
Wikipedia
Edit-a-thon
February 2025 • Toronto
Join us for beginner-friendly editing sessions to help improve coverage
of Black histories, with a focus on Toronto and Canada. A free event
series with online events open to all — plus additional in-person events.
Organized by library staff at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto
Public Library, University of Toronto and York University.
Join an event
You’re welcome to attend multiple events!
ONLINE
IN PERSON
Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-a-thon [Toronto Metropolitan University community only]
Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (With Training)
February 12, 2025, 12–4 pm
Come for community, and learn to edit if you're new! Optional training is offered at the start of the event (12
to 1:30 pm). Never edited before? No problem — all are welcome. Drop in and out anytime.
February 5, 2025, 1–4 pm
LIB 387 - Library Collaboratory, TMU
Beginner-friendly editing session to learn more and to help improve coverage of Black histories on Wikipedia.
Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-a-thon [York University community only]
February 6, 2025, 1–3 pm
Scott Library, 2nd floor Demo Space, York University Keele campus
Beginner-friendly editing session to learn more and to help improve coverage of Black histories on Wikipedia.
Reclaiming Our Stories: Equity, Access, and the Power of Collective Knowledge in the Digital Age
February 25, 2025, 1–2:30 pm
Join speaker Dr. Kisha McPherson for this keynote talk, followed by an optional overview of how to edit
Wikipedia. (No editing.)
Black Black Histories Wikpedia edit-a-thon: Black Health Edition [University of Toronto, York
University and Toronto Metropolitan University]
February 27, 2025, 5-7:30 pm
Gerstein Science Information Centre, Alice Moulton Room, 9 King’s College Circle
Beginner-friendly editing session to learn more and to help improve coverage of Black Health on Wikipedia.
Remarks by Dr. Roberta Timothy and librarians Vincci Lui and Amal Hussein. Details and registration.
Participate on your own
If you’re already comfortable with editing, you can sign in via the Outreach Dashboard (2025) to have your
contributions counted as part of this month-long event!
New to editing? If you can’t make one of our events, check out our training deck for Wikipedia or Wikipedia’s
helpful Learn to edit module.
Feel free to pursue your own interests or get ideas from the evolving tasklist for this event series. For even
more info and learning resources, visit the WikiProject page for the event.
About
STATS FROM 2024 EDIT-A-THON 🎉
45
Editors
91,700
Words
added
199
Articles &
items edited
616
Citations
added
Representation matters. Not just on screens and pages, but in the information and data we share. Started in
2020, this annual event series invites you to celebrate Black History Month by learning to edit Wikipedia.
Anyone can make a difference by helping to improve coverage of Black histories, with a focus on Toronto and
Canada.
The events are organized by library and archives staff and students at Toronto Metropolitan University,
Toronto Public Library, University of Toronto and York University. The larger community of volunteer editors is,
however, the heart of this month-long campaign to enrich Black histories.
Archive of WikiProject pages: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 (no page)