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The history of Black Americans has often been lost, overlooked, or credited to others. Unfortunately, that also includes the influence of Black women on the United States’ food and drink history. Meet Lena Richard: the first Black woman to host a cooking television show in the United States. That may sound like a big achievement,….

The school lunchroom can conjure up all kinds of memories. For the founders of the non-profit Black Lunch Table (BLT), it brought inspiration.   The lunchroom offers a shared space for people to come together and connect. Black Lunch Table aims to replicate this experience. Since its founding in 2005, the oral history archiving project has….

Wikipedia is powered by humans, so it is vulnerable to human biases. It is also a reflection and manifestation of structural and historical inequalities in opportunity and representation. We believe one of the first steps in overcoming these challenges is through understanding the problems, which is why we are developing a Knowledge Gaps Index. We….

From content drives and grantmaking, to inclusive product design and research, there are several ways we are working to advance knowledge equity that you can help support and amplify.

The Wikimedia vision is a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.  Yet, Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects do not currently reflect the world’s diversity. Specifically, our projects are largely missing the histories, stories, and contexts of: women and nonbinary people; those within the LGBTQI+ community; people….

The free knowledge movement is made of people like you, who are passionate about opening the knowledge and making it accessible to all. Related resources

Understanding Wikimedia audiences in Brazil to achieve knowledge equity 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month

Understanding Wikimedia audiences in South Africa to achieve knowledge equity See the complete report 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month

Understanding Wikimedia audiences in the United States to achieve knowledge equity 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month

Knowledge Equity: How far do we have to go? Brazil South Africa Japan United Kingdom Nigeria United States Knowledge equity is the Wikimedia movement’s commitment to focus efforts on the knowledge and communities that have been left out by structures of power and privilege. This is a central pillar of the movement’s 2030 strategy. The….