play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
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"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a posthumous theatrical work adapted from Lorraine Hansberry’s autobiographical writings, celebrating her life, artistry, and civil rights activism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| To Be Young, Gifted and Black (play) | 1 |
| play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13333991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" Context triple: [Lorraine Hansberry, subjectOf, play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"]
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A.
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a civil rights-era anthem by Nina Simone that celebrates Black pride, resilience, and the potential of Black youth.
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B.
Proud to Be Black
"Proud to Be Black" is a politically charged, pro-Black empowerment track by Run-D.M.C. that closes their influential 1986 hip hop album Raising Hell.
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C.
Black is beautiful
"Black is beautiful" is a cultural and political slogan affirming the inherent beauty, dignity, and worth of Black people, closely associated with the Black Arts Movement and broader Black pride movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Steve Biko (Stir It Up)
"Steve Biko (Stir It Up)" is a politically charged hip-hop track by A Tribe Called Quest that pays tribute to South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and appears on their acclaimed album "Midnight Marauders."
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E.
Black Man’s Verse
Black Man’s Verse is a 1935 poetry collection by African American writer and activist Frank Marshall Davis that explores Black life, racial injustice, and social struggle in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" Target entity description: "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a posthumous theatrical work adapted from Lorraine Hansberry’s autobiographical writings, celebrating her life, artistry, and civil rights activism.
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A.
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a civil rights-era anthem by Nina Simone that celebrates Black pride, resilience, and the potential of Black youth.
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B.
Proud to Be Black
"Proud to Be Black" is a politically charged, pro-Black empowerment track by Run-D.M.C. that closes their influential 1986 hip hop album Raising Hell.
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C.
Black is beautiful
"Black is beautiful" is a cultural and political slogan affirming the inherent beauty, dignity, and worth of Black people, closely associated with the Black Arts Movement and broader Black pride movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Steve Biko (Stir It Up)
"Steve Biko (Stir It Up)" is a politically charged hip-hop track by A Tribe Called Quest that pays tribute to South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and appears on their acclaimed album "Midnight Marauders."
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E.
Black Man’s Verse
Black Man’s Verse is a 1935 poetry collection by African American writer and activist Frank Marshall Davis that explores Black life, racial injustice, and social struggle in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical play
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posthumous work ⓘ theatrical play ⓘ |
| about |
art as a tool for social change
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racism in the United States ⓘ |
| author | Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ |
| basedOn | autobiographical writings of Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
Hansberry’s artistic development
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Hansberry’s political engagement ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
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drama ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important work in African-American theatre
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influential portrayal of a Black female playwright ⓘ |
| hasForm | stage play ⓘ |
| hasMedium | live theatre performance ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode |
episodic structure
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monologue and vignette format ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person autobiographical perspective ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African-American literature
ⓘ
American theatre ⓘ
linked to:
United States theatre
civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| intendedTo |
honor Lorraine Hansberry’s legacy
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inspire young Black audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical adaptation ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African-American experience
ⓘ
artistic creativity ⓘ civil rights activism ⓘ identity ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
celebration of Lorraine Hansberry’s life and work
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focus on African-American civil rights ⓘ |
| portrays |
Hansberry’s experiences as a Black woman writer
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Hansberry’s family background ⓘ Hansberry’s involvement with social justice causes ⓘ career of Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ civil rights activism of Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ life of Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ |
| relatedWork | A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ |
| titleComesFrom |
phrase "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
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linked to:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
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| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" Description of subject: "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a posthumous theatrical work adapted from Lorraine Hansberry’s autobiographical writings, celebrating her life, artistry, and civil rights activism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"