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Adodi

Adodi is one of the oldest Black gay organizations in the United States. It was founded in Philadelphia in 1986 by Clifford Rawlins to bring together same-gender-loving men of African descent. Since its founding, Adodi has become one of the oldest movements of same-gender-loving men of African descent in history. It organized retreats for Black gay men partially to grieve during the early AIDS epidemic and partially to heal together. By 2003, the group had chapters in dozens of cities and suburbs. The organization currently has chapters in Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Dallas, and Washington, DC, many of which have regular programming and annual retreats. Adodi is often referred to as the plural of "ado", a Yoruba word to describe "a man who 'loves' another man"; however, Yoruba has no form of pluralizing words by adding suffixes.

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Adodi is one of the oldest Black gay organizations in the United States. It was founded in Philadelphia in 1986 by Clifford Rawlins to bring together same-gender-loving men of African descent. Since its founding, Adodi has become one of the oldest movements of same-gender-loving men of African descent in history. It organized retreats for Black gay men partially to grieve during the early AIDS epidemic and partially to heal together. By 2003, the group had chapters in dozens of cities and suburbs. The organization currently has chapters in Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Dallas, and Washington, DC, many of which have regular programming and annual retreats. Adodi is often referred to as the plural of "ado", a Yoruba word to describe "a man who 'loves' another man"; however, Yoruba has no form of pluralizing words by adding suffixes.

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  1. date of foundation: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348734291

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