Template:Did you know nominations/Nydia Blas

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Nydia Blas

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• ... that Nydia Blas was inspired to become a photographer by the use of photographs by anti-lynching activists? Source: "...these photographs were then appropriated by the Anti Lynching Movement to show the atrocities of these extralegal acts. I have always been intrigued by photography’s ability to work in this way: to speak back, to sway public opinion and to resist." ([1])
  • ALT1:... that photographer Nydia Blas created a photo series targeted at allowing young black women to reclaim their bodies and identities? Source: "Nydia Blas’ photographs are inspired by the relationships she creates within her community, possessing the desire for her subjects to reclaim their identities and their bodies" ([2])

• Reviewed: Themiste cymodoceae

Created by Enwebb (talk). Self-nominated at 04:23, 4 March 2019 (UTC).

• The article was nominated for DYK on the same day it was created and easily meets length criteria. The source associated with the sentence "Some of her best-known photographs are from..." does not support the claim, only that the series has that title. The source "Southside Community Center lands $270,000 grant from NoVo Foundation" states "targeted directly toward the city’s young women of color", but the article has "targeted at young black women"; is "women of color" specifically about black women here, or does it have broader scope? (The source later states "spirit of the black feminist thought", but I can't tell if this was the original inspiration or also the current practice.) Can you rephrase the sentence containing the quotation "reclaim their identities and their bodies", as it suggests she made this direct quotation instead of it being a paraphrase from the author of the piece. The hooks are of suitable length and sourced, with ALT1 needing the same tweak regarding the "reclaim" quotation. QPQ completed. Mindmatrix 15:19, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Mindmatrix thanks for the review--I think it is fine to state in the article that the program outreach at Southside Community Center is specifically geared at targeting black women. After the line where they use the phrase "women of color" they state The focus of the initiative, which is largely centered in the nurturing of self-expression through art and literature, is intended as a mechanism of disruption to the “internalized, gendered racism” that black girls in Ithaca experience in unique ways, doing so in a way that connects it to the historical function of Southside Community Center as an agency created very much in the spirit of the black feminist thought to come about in the early-20th century. Also given that the title of the program is "Black Girl Alchemists" and Southside is an African American cultural institution, I think that is accurate with the source material (I have not seen any source refer to Blas's work with any other minority group). I have removed the phrase "some of her best-known photographs" in question. You're right, that wasn't supported by the source material. I also added a quote from Blas about reclaiming black girls' identities. Do you have a hook you prefer, btw? Enwebb (talk) 15:18, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

Good to go. I'll accept the new source, even though it's a blog that presents artist-uploaded bios, as this is sufficient to determine that she specifically states the quotation attributed to her. (It's also written by a photographer with a particular interest therein.) Everything else is OK. I like both hooks, with perhaps a slight preference for ALT0, though ALT1 may do better with some readers. Mindmatrix 21:24, 25 March 2019 (UTC)