Template:Did you know nominations/Apollo Theater

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 17:53, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Apollo Theater

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The Apollo Theater

... that at New York City's Apollo Theater, amateurs could be swept off the stage? Source: Pacheco, Patrick (February 7, 1993). "Apollonian Nights: The Harlem theater has been reorganized and amateur night revamped, but if the audience turns on you, you're still in trouble". Los Angeles Times. p. F5
- ALT1: ... that in the 1970s, New York City's Apollo Theater was raided and shuttered shortly after being renovated? Source: "General News: IRS Seizes Harlem Apollo Theatre". The Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 45. November 10, 1979. p. 56.
- ALT2: ... that in the 1980s, a restoration of New York City's Apollo Theater was nearly canceled because of disputes over insurance assistance? Source: Caarten, Michael (May 19, 1983). "Harlem Still Keeps Its Fingers Crossed". Daily News.
- ALT3: ... that New York City's Apollo Theater went from a venue that banned black Americans to a well-known venue for black performers? Source: Morehouse, Ward III (August 10, 2001). "Harlem's Apollo plans brief intermission". The Christian Science Monitor.
- ALT4: ... that in the 1990s, black performers shunned New York City's Apollo Theater because larger theaters were not segregated? Source: Span, Paula (May 28, 1998). "Worn Velvet And Fractured Finances At the Apollo; Theater Repairs Await Outcome of Funding Fight". The Washington Post. p. B01.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Savannah Protest Movement

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:51, 21 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Apollo Theater; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is well-written, no copyvio detected. All proposed hooks are interesting; I would recommend changing the ALT0 hook to "... could be literally swept off the stage?" if used. QPQ pending, otherwise looks good to go. Ploni^💬 15:39, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the review Ploni. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 19:28, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Wonderful! Ready for DYK. Ploni^💬