User:BelacLikeMe/Black Twitter/Savsleev Peer Review

General info

Whose work are you reviewing?

BelacLikeMe and Hrgmk4

Link to draft you're reviewing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BelacLikeMe/Black_Twitter?veaction=edit&preload=Template%3ADashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template

Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)

Black Twitter

Evaluate the drafted changes

Article Evaluation:

Overall, the existing article provides solid groundwork for future contributions by other editors, including this WikiEducation group! The lead, while brief, is complete and well-cited. Previous editors have also provided ample context about the origins, nuanced interpretations and impacts of Black Twitter. The citations here are solid as well. The structure of the middle of the article focuses on the several hashtags originating in Black Twitter circles. Though it includes a multitude of hashtags, this may be one of the areas that editors could improve the most, since the current list of hashtags is not exhaustive. "Reception" is one of the shorter sections of the article, which could use more sources, in addition to more perspectives about Black Twitter's role on social media/in society. The same can be said of the "Criticism" and "South Africa" sections. Though they are informative and effective as-is, they could use more information if it is available within quality sources. The current images enhance the article, but if possible, additional images showing actual tweets from Black Twitter may provide another layer of specificity when talking about Black Twitter's hashtags and notable interactions. The content and tone of the article seem mostly balanced, but some perspectives, including an intersectional approach to Black Twitter, are in need of expansion and citation.

WikiEd Contributions:

(Existing) #HandsUpDon'tShoot — In BelacLikeMe's editing/contribution history, I saw that they added a citation and text to the "#HandsUpDon'tShoot" section. I'm glad the editors are focusing on this section in particular, because of its significance in the Black Lives Matter movement as a whole, a clear topic of importance for Black Twitter. The article lists some real-life effects of this hashtag, including the demonstrations by the St. Louis Rams. If there are any other examples similar to this, it may be beneficial to update the section with this information. Additionally, images of actual Tweets, as I mentioned in my initial article evaluation, may deepen readers' understanding here.

(Existing) #BlackOnCampus — Considering the editors' unique positions as students at the University of Missouri, this section could be expanded with more information about this hashtag's origins. Editors could pull from the MU Library's resources on the 2015-16 student protects, as well as Twitter history from MU organizations and officials from that time.

(Could add) #DemThrones — I researched other hashtags that are not yet included in the published article, and I found a Vox article discussing #DemThrones, one of many Black-Twitter specific hashtags for in-community live-tweeting. Though other sources that better fit Wikipedia's source criteria may be needed in addition to Vox, here is the article if it is of interest: https://www.vox.com/2016/5/23/11715748/black-twitter-demthrones-hashtag-controversy.

(Could add) Accountability — Though it's mentioned briefly in the "Reception" section, a commentator said "Don't mess with Black Twitter." It may be a good addition to the article to add an "Accountability" subheading to discuss this aspect of Black Twitter more fully. I found evidence of Black Twitter holding major figures accountable after accusations of cultural appropriation harming the Black community, most recently the backlash against Awkwafina's blaccent: https://www.blackenterprise.com/naw-sis-awkwafina-takes-to-twitter-to-give-non-apology-for-building-career-of-cultural-appropriation-black-twitter-rightfully-dragged-her/ & https://people.com/movies/awkwafina-addresses-criticism-blaccent/. Once again, additional sourcing would probably be needed, but these articles mention Black Twitter's role in the situation, as well as links back to Awkwafina's tweets.

(Could add) Cultural appropriation — This would probably be a good subhead rather than its own section, but I think if there are scholarly articles out there, it would be important to add how cultural appropriation has manifested in the form of white/non-Black users appropriating content and other cultural items like AAVE from Black Twitter/social media sources.

(Existing) Intersectionality — The overall article does a good job with citations, but the "Intersectionality" subhead under "Criticism" is a rare exception. This seems like a fairly easy fix; by looking up the names in this section and tracing their quotations back to them, sources should appear pretty quickly after a search on Google. To bolster source quality, though, any articles from MU Libraries about intersectionality applied to social media would be wonderful additions here!

(Existing) South African Black Twitter — If any additional hashtags (or sources about existing hashtags) can be found, that would bolster this article's global perspective. In that vein, if a Black Twitter community has emerged in any other corner of the world, it should of course be included.