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Alanna the Brave Thanks for your work on this article. It reads well and makes good use of reliable sources. I have a couple of points for consideration, noted below. Let me know if you have any questions. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:25, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Canadian Encyclopedia
"Canadian contralto Portia White's life on the stage" Redundant as a reference as the Canadian Encyclopedia also verifies full name, date of birth and place of birth. Consider making this an external link instead. YBennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:38, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Performer, educator Lorne White dies"
"Senator Donald Oliver"
Ito
"where her mother was also the musical director" - I couldn't see where this was verified by this source. It is verified in Nurse (1998). YBennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:38, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nurse (2009) - preview not available on Google Books for me. No reason not to assume good faith.
Hamilton (2009) - only part of the preview was available on Google Books for me. No reason not to assume good faith.
Nurse (1998)
The Centre for Canadian Studies
Forster
"even receiving a surprise career management offer from Oxford University Press" - This sounds surprising to me, but I don't think the source quite supports that description, so I'd suggest changing it to something like the blander "and received a career management offer..." YBennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:38, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Unless it's an issue with how the page displays on mobile, there doesn't seem to be any supporting text on this page, even the title of the work. I don't think this is being used to verify anything that isn't covered elsewhere so consider moving this to external links. YBennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:38, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CBC Books
@BennyOnTheLoose: Thank you for the review -- I appreciate the thorough sourcing check, and I've incorporated your suggestions above (all sensible!). The only item I had some trouble with was the Portia stage play title: I hadn't realized it, but the play seems to have gone through multiple name changes. I added an additional source and noted that the play is sometimes simply "Portia". Please let me know if there is anything else in the article I need to address. Cheers, Alanna the Brave (talk) 15:19, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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... that after joining her father's church choir at the age of six, operatic contraltoPortia White(pictured) grew up to become the first Black Canadian concert singer to achieve international fame? Source: "Portia White broke through the colour barrier to become the first Black Canadian concert singer to win international acclaim... Portia began singing in the church choir under her mother’s direction at age six." Canadian Encyclopedia
Article improved to GA status within the requisite timeframe. It is long enough, and within policy. Earwig's tool throws up a high likelihood of copyvio, but most of the hits are quotations or names, and I think the other phrases are common and specific enough that their use is acceptable. Hook is interesting, and checks out against the sources. Image license checks out to the best of my abilities. Good to go. Vanamonde (Talk)20:36, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]