A fact from Virginia Ali appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 March 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Rlink2 (talk) 00:12, 13 March 2022 (UTC)Reply
... that in 1958, Virginia Ali and her husband Ben Ali founded Ben's Chili Bowl, a landmark Washington, D.C. restaurant where Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Jackson, and Stokely Carmichael would often eat? Source: “I can still recall the excitement and eager anticipation when Ben and I first envisioned our optimistic new venture. It was born on a bright and sunny Aug. 22, 1958.” “ Martin Luther King Jr. visited us often to share his dream over a Chili Half Smoke and cup of coffee. I remember when Jesse Jackson and Stokely Carmichael would sit with him, and the three of them would dream together of the beautiful, more integrated society that we all envisioned while still living in a segregated nation. ” Washington Business Journal
Overall: New article is long enough and well sourced, with no copyvio. Hook is cited and tasty. qpq has already been done so this one's ready. BuySomeApples (talk) 02:47, 26 February 2022 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
The article could use more information on her "Early life". The section seems disproportionate to her "Career" section within the page. This new information could provide readers with a much more thorough background on an important figure within the D.C. area. Mhaus20 (talk) 12:43, 28 September 2022 (UTC) Mhaus20 (talk) 12:42, 28 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
New article is long enough and well sourced, with no copyvio. Hook is cited and tasty. qpq has already been done so this one's ready. BuySomeApples (talk) 02:47, 26 February 2022 (UTC)