📢 New publication alert in @IndJMedEthics When authors write the paper, reviewers review it for free, and taxpayers fund the research—why must readers pay to read it? 🤔📚 The Sci-Hub debate isn’t just about piracy. It’s about who controls access to scientific knowledge Link: ijme.in/articles/who-really-… #SciHub #OpenScience #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #KnowledgeEquity #GlobalResearch

What happens when women are missing from the platforms that shape what the world knows? Their stories go undocumented. Their work goes unseen. Their impact goes unrecorded. This International Women's Day, we celebrate the women who are changing that. #IWD2026 #KnowledgeEquity

Celebrating a love story for the ages: Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher. In a world that often overlooks the enduring strength of Black families, the Fishers stand as a testament to devotion and resilience. Married on May 13, 1924, in North Carolina, they held the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage of a living couple—an incredible 86 years and 290 days. #Wikimedia25 @wikipedia @wikicommons #BlackLove #HerbertAndZelmyra #BHM2026 #ValentinesDay #BlackExcellence #KnowledgeEquity #LongestMarriage #LegacyOfLove #AfroCROWD

Celebrating Black Love and legacy post #ValentinesDay2026, we honor another incredible couple whose story defines #commitment: Lyle and Eleanor Gittens, who held the #GuinessBook of World Records title of the world's longest living married couple. Based in Queens, New York, the Gittenses were married for an astounding 73 years. Their journey is a reflection of the "Great Migration" generation—building a life, a family, and a community in the face of a changing world. @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #LyleAndEleanor #BlackLove #BHM2026 #velentinesday #BlackExcellence #KnowledgeEquity #AfroCROWD #Family #Legacy

Born this day, February 12th, 1956, we wish Arsenio Hall a happy birthday! Hall is an American comedian, actor and talk show host who hosted the late-night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show. He didn’t just host a show; he created a cultural home for the African Diaspora in late-night television. More about him from the Wikimedia community here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arseni… @wikimedia @wikipedia @wikimediacommons #ArsenioHall #BlackExcellence #LateNightLegend #ComingToAmerica #BHM2026 #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #AfricanDiaspora #RepresentationMatters #KnowledgeEquity

On January 17, the world lost the light of pioneering mathematician Dr. Gladys Brown West. This hidden figure of space science is known for her contributions to the precise mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, and her work on the development of satellite geodesy models, which make Global Positioning Systems (GPS) possible. So the next time you are lost, thank Dr. West whose contributions helped make it possible for GPS to help you navigate your way home. In 2018 the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) recognized West as an inductee into the US Air Force Hall of Fame, one of their top honors. For more on Dr. West and her other contributions, legacy, and exactly how the world finally got to know about her important contributions, go to her Wikipedia article created by the people of the Wikimedia Community here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys… @Wikimedia @wikidata #Wikimedia @wikipedia @wikicommons #BlackHistoryMont #BHM2026 #AfricanDiaspora #KnowledgeEquity #BlackExcellence #Wikimedia #PreserveTheStory #Wikimedia25 #BlackWomenInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #STEM #HiddenFigures

This February, Black History Month at AfroCROWD hits the ground running with a packed schedule dedicated to celebrating and documenting Black excellence. Interested in participating? Go to Bit.ly/AfroCROWDConnect and save the dates below! February 1st to March 1st in New York, Kenya and other locations, we will join forces with Wiki Loves Folklore to celebrate indigenous communities. More on this soon. February 3rd, we are in Benin, celebrating Black women in Film. February 13th, Local Research: We’re back in the US visiting Connecticut Black historians. February 11th: The world cup is coming to North America. We are getting ready in the most Wiki way by exploring the players and the places that reared them More soon on this exciting new international project: AfroCROWD Wiki Loves World Cup Project. February 28th: Wrapping up the month, join us in Toronto, Canada as we celebrate the history and impact of Caribbean Diaspora through Cuisine. Come try some good food with us and WikiClub Toronto, WikiCaribbean, and Wikimedia Canada -- yummy! Bonus: Follow this space for more on our Black Excellence Project and partnership with WikiPortraits. @wikimediafoundation @wikipedia @wikicommons #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026 #AfricanDiaspora #KnowledgeEquity #RepresentationMatters #BlackExcellence #Wikimedia #PreserveTheStory #GlobalBlackHistory #Wikimedia #LagosToNYC #BlackPowerSummit #Sundance2026 #OurStoriesMatter

Black History Month begins February 1, 2026! From the pioneers of the past to the indigenous voices all over the world to the local heroes making a difference. Black History is not stagnant. It is ever growing, ever changing, and ever widening. Did you know that Black History Month is celebrated not only in the United States but also in places like Canada and elsewhere? This year, AfroCROWD will hold events and projects all over the world as we celebrate Black excellence. We will be heading to New York, Toronto, the Caribbean, and places throughout the African continent. We will catch up with indigenous tribes, celebrate online with sports fans, highlight local cuisine, and talk to historians from all over the globe all in celebration of Black History, Africa, and its Diaspora. At AfroCROWD, that is what we do all year round! We are also celebrating Wikimedia which helps make this all possible, lowering knowledge barriers since 2001. This year marks Wikimedia's 25th Anniversary. Let's GO!!! Like, follow and watch here for more! @Wikimedia @wikidata #Wikimedia @wikipedia @wikicommons #BlackHistoryMont #BHM2026 #AfricanDiaspora #KnowledgeEquity #RepresentationMatters #BlackExcellence #Wikimedia #PreserveTheStory #Wikimedia25

January 15th is Wikipedia Day! Join AfroCROWD and #Wikipedians all over the world in celebrating the milestone of 25 years of Wikipedia and the 25th anniversary of the @Wikimedia Foundation! January 18th: first stop, Canada, as we join Wikipedians in the Toronto area from the Toronto WikiClub, to celebrate #WikipediaDay. January 25th: we will be in the #NewYorkCity area with our home chapter, #WikimediaNYC to celebrate @Wikipedia Day 2026. For even more Wikipedia Day and #Wikimedia25 celebratory excitement, watch this space! >>Wikipedia day Canada: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe… >>Wikipedia Day NYC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:… @wikimedia @wikipedia @wikimediacommons #WikipediaDay2026 #WikiCelebration #WikiTurns25 #KnowledgeForAll #FreeKnowledge #WikiCommunity #WikiAnniversary #OpenKnowledge #AfroCROWD #knowledgeforall #knowledgeequity #happyirthdaywikipedia #wikipediaday #wikimediatoronto #wikimediacanada

Our Executive Director Dr. @joanes_atela sets the tone at the #ARINPublishingAcademy launch, highlighting this moment as a milestone in strengthening #Africa’s leadership in knowledge production and closing long standing publishing inequities. #KnowledgeEquity #AfricanResearch

Every contribution matters — whether it’s adding a quote or spreading the word. Let’s make sure women’s knowledge and voices are 📣Represented 📣Remembered 📣Celebrated 🖋️ bit.ly/SheSaid25 #SheSaid2025 #WikiLovesWomen #KnowledgeEquity #Wikimedia #Wikipedia

Young or old, women speak wisdom. ✨ #SheSaid reminds us that every woman’s voice matters — and deserves to be heard, shared, and celebrated. #SheSaid2025 #WikiLovesWomen #KnowledgeEquity #HerStoryMatters #CloseTheGap

Wikimedia Ghana User Group supported the 3rd Ghanaian Languages Wikimedia Community Meet-Up, strengthening local-language Wikimedia communities and advancing knowledge equity in Ghana. Read the story here: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/11/1… #WikimediaGhana #KnowledgeEquity

No — this is not about one more journal. It’s a question about how journals could be otherwise, how it can decolonise its own platform. Journals don’t have to be extractive, exhausting, or soul-haunting. We are tired of critiquing existing problems, so we want to explore new arrangements! Journal of Southern Theorising (JoST) Over the past four years of working together through STingG in UK and SEED in Australia — across borders, time zones, and the limits of Northern infrastructures — one thing has become clear: every time we try to build “from elsewhere,” we still get routed through the same centres of epistemic power, same rules of reviewers, same unpaid labour, same citational politics. We talk South, but we publish North. We speak of justice, yet feed systems that quietly reproduce injustice. So here’s a different proposition: What if we stop asking for permission? What if a journal didn’t behave like a journal at all? JoST is imagined as a living room, a commons, a pool — a place for slow conversation, messy drafts, unfinished thoughts. A place without judgement that merits inquiry and help each other towards beneficial knowledge, of genuine allyship. A space where knowledge can breathe. Not oppositional, but gently defiant. A soft jostle. Peer review as correspondence, mentorship, guidance. Publishing as hosting, as redistribution of power and resources. Issues that could be text, audio, field notes, images, multiple languages — or all at once. Warmth instead of gatekeeping. Care instead of extraction. We’re now gathering to make this real. A quiet rebellion in the shape of a “journal”, but not a journal, if you get my drift — a collective experiment. Stay tuned. We’ll be opening up many ways to join, co-create, and shape this experiment in the months ahead. This won’t start with a call for papers, but a call for presence. The conversation will start soon! Hope to see you there. Oppressed of the academia, unite! #DecolonisingKnowledge #EpistemicJustice #GlobalSouth #KnowledgeEquity #CriticalUrbanism #SocialJustice #RethinkingAcademia #PostcolonialStudies #TransformativeResearch #AcademicCommunity #UrbanFutures #PluriversalThinking #JusticeInPractice #SouthernUrbanisms #CommunityKnowledge

Jane Goodall’s words inspire action, compassion & hope worldwide. 🌍💚 Through Wikiquote, we celebrate her legacy — a voice reminding us we can all make a difference. 🖋️ Add more women’s voices: bit.ly/SheSaid25 #SheSaid2025 #WikiLovesWomen #KnowledgeEquity

Stories connect us. When women share theirs, they build bridges of empowerment, solidarity & inspiration. 💬 Add their words to Wikiquote — so women’s voices are remembered & celebrated across languages and generations. 🌍📚 #SheSaid2025 #WikiLovesWomen #KnowledgeEquity

Who owns our knowledge? Join @USAf_ORG on 23 & 24 Oct 2025 for Open Access Week webinars exploring how we can make research open, just & accessible to all. Let’s talk #KnowledgeEquity & #OpenScience. Save the date! #OpenAccessWeek #USAf

💬 Curious about editing #Wikiquote for #SheSaid2025? Join our Office Hour with Tochi Precious 🌍✨ Get tips, ask questions & start adding women’s voices! 👉 Register: bit.ly/OfficeHourEvent #WikiLovesWomen #KnowledgeEquity #CloseTheKnowledgeGap

Just published: Looking Back, Stepping Forward: 15 Years of CORE in the Open Access Movement blog.core.ac.uk/2025/07/29/l… #OpenAccess #OpenResearch #KnowledgeEquity #CORE15Years #ResearchInfrastructure #AIandOpenScience

Sangkalak tool enables access to Bengali Wikisource texts, increasing regional access to open knowledge. Built in Bangladesh, used across the region. Know a language tool for our WikidataStories? Submit by 6 June → buff.ly/39UZU3g #WikidataStories #KnowledgeEquity