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Citing sources : Add more in-line references to main article. Nothing should appear in an article unless it is specifically sourced somewhere. Right now, it is clear that much of the article is not sourced that way. See Wikipedia:Verifiability
Reword/Replace the "Ibed" as a reference. It refers to the previous reference, and that reference is broken if someone changes the order of the text or adds a new reference. Just copy the same reference.
Cleanup : Check the article for basic spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors
Rewrite The International Presidents section into prose. Since only 1 president has his own article, a list is unnecessary.
Convert the creation of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority section from large block quotes into prose Done
Convert the Bigger & Better Business section from block quotes into prose
Convert the Phi Beta Sigma National Programs table into Prose.
Rewrite The Regions into prose similar to that of other G/FA Articles. Doing...
Copyedit : *The lead should be a concise summary of the article as a whole. There should be nothing in there that isn't in (and cited in) the main body. See WP:LEAD.
Modify intra-fraternity jargon (i.e. "Founder Taylor" and "brothers James Weldon Johnson and A. Phillip Randolph ") for a more general form (ex: "Sigma Brother" John Lewis) Doing...
Replace The pull quotes from I.L. Scruggs and Arthur W. Mitchell. The only makes sense upon reading the section, which goes against the point of a pull quote. Consider a different quote, or clarify this one using [brackets]. (ex: The quote from "Founder Leonard F. Morse – 1949")
NPOV : *Edit sections in order to Maintain a Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Some sections stray close to a hagiography (like "Purpose of the fraternity." Try not to use adjectives like "countless" and "impressive." Those aren't neutral words.
Photo : *Obtain Historic Free Licensed Photos or Permission to use said historic images that are significant to Phi Beta Sigma. See Wikipedia:Image Use Policy
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 25 January 2021 and 4 May 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Zion.Raeburn2. Peer reviewers: Abbymac1024.