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We are celebrating Africa Day all month long! Join us as we highlight notables Africans.Thomas Owusu Mensah was a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor who contributed to the development of fiber optic manufacturing and nanotechnology. He had 14 patents, and was inducted into the US National Academy of Inventors in 2015. In 2017, Mensah served as editor-in-chief of the textbook Nanotechnology Commercialization, published by John Wiley & Sons.More about him from the Wikimedia community:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mensah_(engineer)@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #AfricaDay #AfricaMonth #KnowledgeEquity #ThomasMensah #ChemicalEngineer #AfroCROWD #Africa #RepresentationMatters
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We are celebrating Africa Day all month long! Join us as we highlight notables Africans. Thomas Owusu Mensah was a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor who contributed to the development of fiber optic manufacturing and nanotechnology. He had 14 patents, and was inducted into the US National Academy of Inventors in 2015. In 2017, Mensah served as editor-in-chief of the textbook Nanotechnology Commercialization, published by John Wiley & Sons. More about him from the Wikimedia community: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mensah_(engineer) @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #AfricaDay #AfricaMonth #KnowledgeEquity #ThomasMensah #ChemicalEngineer #AfroCROWD #Africa #RepresentationMatters
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Great news in Black excellence! James, our African Youth Liaison has been named Top Eleven Eco Champions In NigeriaThis week, James was among the eleven young leaders across Nigeria who contributed their quota by solving climate related issues in Nigeria. The award was presented by SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria @soscvnigeria in recognition of our @write4climateng project he conducted with us in the Winter.James rose to the moment and chose to equip the next generation of leaders on how to make use of digital right to close the content gap about climate on Wikipedia, the most visited encyclopedia.During #Write4ClimateNG Project in 2025, James trained over 50 youth in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The attendees learnt how to contribute to various Wikimedia projects.We are glad to hear the good news and proud of James and his work as AfroCROWD’s Youth Liaison!Congratulations James!@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons @thejamespopoola #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #Write4Climate #Write4ClimateNG #ClimateAction #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #EcoChampions #Nigeria
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Great news in Black excellence! James, our African Youth Liaison has been named Top Eleven Eco Champions In Nigeria This week, James was among the eleven young leaders across Nigeria who contributed their quota by solving climate related issues in Nigeria. The award was presented by SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria @soscvnigeria in recognition of our @write4climateng project he conducted with us in the Winter. James rose to the moment and chose to equip the next generation of leaders on how to make use of digital right to close the content gap about climate on Wikipedia, the most visited encyclopedia. During #Write4ClimateNG Project in 2025, James trained over 50 youth in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The attendees learnt how to contribute to various Wikimedia projects. We are glad to hear the good news and proud of James and his work as AfroCROWD’s Youth Liaison! Congratulations James! @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons @thejamespopoola #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #Write4Climate #Write4ClimateNG #ClimateAction #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #EcoChampions #Nigeria
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Africa Day is on May 25th. Let's celebrate Africa, its people, its expansive history, its beauty and richness!@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #AfricaDay #AfricaMonth #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Africa #RepresentationMatters
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Africa Day is on May 25th. Let's celebrate Africa, its people, its expansive history, its beauty and richness! @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #AfricaDay #AfricaMonth #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Africa #RepresentationMatters
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Celebrating Africans!Meet Sabastian Kimaru Sawe. He is a Kenyan long-distance runner who is the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a record-eligible race, setting a world record of 1:59:30.More about him from the Wikimedia community:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabastian_Sawe@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #SebastianSawe #Runner #Record #WorldRecord #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #AfricaDay #AfricaMonth #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Africa #RepresentationMatters
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Celebrating Africans! Meet Sabastian Kimaru Sawe. He is a Kenyan long-distance runner who is the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a record-eligible race, setting a world record of 1:59:30. More about him from the Wikimedia community: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabastian_Sawe @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #SebastianSawe #Runner #Record #WorldRecord #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #AfricaDay #AfricaMonth #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Africa #RepresentationMatters
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For the final day of Earth Day, let's celebrate the birthday of astronaut Victor Glover, born this day, April 30, 1976.In April 2026, Glover piloted the Artemis II mission, during which he became the first person of colour to travel to the vicinity of the Moon, and one of the four humans who have travelled the farthest from Earth.More about him from the Wikimedia community:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Glover@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory #AfricanDiaspora #VictorGlover #NASA #Moon #EarthDay #Representation #Astronaut #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25
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For the final day of Earth Day, let's celebrate the birthday of astronaut Victor Glover, born this day, April 30, 1976. In April 2026, Glover piloted the Artemis II mission, during which he became the first person of colour to travel to the vicinity of the Moon, and one of the four humans who have travelled the farthest from Earth. More about him from the Wikimedia community: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Glover @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory #AfricanDiaspora #VictorGlover #NASA #Moon #EarthDay #Representation #Astronaut #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25
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Celebrate Earth Day with AfroCROWD!Meet Wangarĩ Maathai, a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.More about her from the Wikimedia community here:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangar%C4%A9_Maathai@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #EarthDay2026 #EarthMonth #STEM #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #RepresentationMatters
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Celebrate Earth Day with AfroCROWD! Meet Wangarĩ Maathai, a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. More about her from the Wikimedia community here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangar%C4%A9_Maathai @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #EarthDay2026 #EarthMonth #STEM #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #RepresentationMatters
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Celebrate Earth Day with AfroCROWD!Meet Warren Morton Washington, an American atmospheric scientist, a chair of the National Science Board, and a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. He is the second person of African descent to earn a Doctorate of Meteorology in the United States. His research was part of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. In 2019, he was awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.More about him from the Wikimedia community here:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_M._Washington@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #EarthDay2026 #EarthMonth #STEM #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #RepresentationMatters
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Celebrate Earth Day with AfroCROWD! Meet Warren Morton Washington, an American atmospheric scientist, a chair of the National Science Board, and a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. He is the second person of African descent to earn a Doctorate of Meteorology in the United States. His research was part of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. In 2019, he was awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. More about him from the Wikimedia community here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_M._Washington @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #EarthDay2026 #EarthMonth #STEM #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #RepresentationMatters
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Celebrate Earth Day with AfroCROWD!Meet Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist. She is the co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for ocean-climate policy in coastal cities, and the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College.More about her from the Wikimedia community here:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayana_Elizabeth_Johnson@wikimediafoundation Wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #EarthDay2026 #EarthMonth #STEM #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #RepresentationMatters
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Celebrate Earth Day with AfroCROWD! Meet Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist. She is the co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for ocean-climate policy in coastal cities, and the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. More about her from the Wikimedia community here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayana_Elizabeth_Johnson @wikimediafoundation Wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #EarthDay2026 #EarthMonth #STEM #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #RepresentationMatters
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Celebrate Earth Day with AfroCROWD, April 22, 2026!Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, and its impact is felt across the African Diaspora.This month, we are highlighting the brilliant minds working on these important issues in STEM, Earth sciences, and activism.Meet George Washington Carver. He was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.More about him from the Wikimedia community here:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #EarthDay2026 #EarthMonth #STEM #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #RepresentationMatters
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Celebrate Earth Day with AfroCROWD, April 22, 2026! Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, and its impact is felt across the African Diaspora. This month, we are highlighting the brilliant minds working on these important issues in STEM, Earth sciences, and activism. Meet George Washington Carver. He was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century. More about him from the Wikimedia community here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #EarthDay2026 #EarthMonth #STEM #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Sustainability #RepresentationMatters
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Young women are making a difference all over the world and were very present at the ECOSOC Youth Conference at the United Nations HQ in New York this past week.Who are some of the young women you know who will be on the pages of Wikimedia in the future?@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #Youth #UN #YouthConference #NYC #AfroCROWD #ECOSOC #UnitedNations
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Young women are making a difference all over the world and were very present at the ECOSOC Youth Conference at the United Nations HQ in New York this past week. Who are some of the young women you know who will be on the pages of Wikimedia in the future? @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #Youth #UN #YouthConference #NYC #AfroCROWD #ECOSOC #UnitedNations
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Young women are making a difference all over the world and were very present at the ECOSOC Youth Conference at the United Nations HQ in New York this past week.A key part of the conference is the future of technology as part of the global economy. Listen to Lily as she speaks to AfroCROWD through our ED, Sherry, on how she sees the future of knowledge sharing platforms like Wikipedia as Wikimedia looks at the next 25 years.@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #Youth #UN #YouthConference #NYC #AfroCROWD #ECOSOC #UnitedNations
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Young women are making a difference all over the world and were very present at the ECOSOC Youth Conference at the United Nations HQ in New York this past week. A key part of the conference is the future of technology as part of the global economy. Listen to Lily as she speaks to AfroCROWD through our ED, Sherry, on how she sees the future of knowledge sharing platforms like Wikipedia as Wikimedia looks at the next 25 years. @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #Youth #UN #YouthConference #NYC #AfroCROWD #ECOSOC #UnitedNations
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More from AfroCROWD at the United Nations ECOSOC Youth Conference!@wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #Youth #UN #YouthConference #NYC #AfroCROWD
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More from AfroCROWD at the United Nations ECOSOC Youth Conference! @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #AfroCROWD #Wikimedia25 #Youth #UN #YouthConference #NYC #AfroCROWD
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