The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is a United States-based oral-history archiving project focused on the lives and work of Black artists.[1] Its work includes oral archiving, salons, peer teaching workshops, meetups, and Wikipedia edit-a-thons.[2] The BLT brings people together to engage in dialogues about the writing, recording, and promoting inclusive art history.[1][3][4] One of its aims is to address the racial and gender bias on Wikipedia by encouraging Wikipedia articles about African American artists.[5][6][7]
Artists Jina Valentine and Heather Hart founded the Black Lunch Table in 2005 with an event at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture artist residency.[8][9][1]
The Black Lunch Table has hosted edit-a-thons at a range of institutions and settings including Boston University, Rutgers, The New School, BRIC Arts Media, and others.[3][9][7] As of 2020, the BLT organization has hosted 72 Wikipedia events in six countries, creating 385 new articles and uploading 727 new images.[10]