TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?"
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TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?" is a widely viewed presentation by Mellody Hobson that challenges the notion of racial colorblindness and advocates for actively confronting and discussing race to promote diversity and inclusion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1805751 — 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: TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?" Context triple: [Mellody Hobson, notableWork, TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?"]
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Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color is a 1976 French-Côte d'Ivoire war comedy film satirizing French colonial attitudes during World War I in Africa and winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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TED conferences
TED conferences are globally renowned events where leading thinkers and innovators deliver short, impactful talks on technology, entertainment, design, and a wide range of other ideas worth spreading.
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Color Struck
Color Struck is a one-act play by Zora Neale Hurston that explores colorism and intraracial prejudice in the early 20th-century African American South, and is recognized as a significant dramatic work of the Harlem Renaissance.
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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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Antiracist Baby
Antiracist Baby is a children’s picture book by Ibram X. Kendi that introduces young readers and their caregivers to the principles of antiracism through simple text and bold, colorful illustrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?" Target entity description: TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?" is a widely viewed presentation by Mellody Hobson that challenges the notion of racial colorblindness and advocates for actively confronting and discussing race to promote diversity and inclusion.
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A.
Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color is a 1976 French-Côte d'Ivoire war comedy film satirizing French colonial attitudes during World War I in Africa and winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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B.
TED conferences
TED conferences are globally renowned events where leading thinkers and innovators deliver short, impactful talks on technology, entertainment, design, and a wide range of other ideas worth spreading.
-
C.
Color Struck
Color Struck is a one-act play by Zora Neale Hurston that explores colorism and intraracial prejudice in the early 20th-century African American South, and is recognized as a significant dramatic work of the Harlem Renaissance.
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D.
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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E.
Antiracist Baby
Antiracist Baby is a children’s picture book by Ibram X. Kendi that introduces young readers and their caregivers to the principles of antiracism through simple text and bold, colorful illustrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
TED Talk
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online video ⓘ public speech ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
active engagement with racial issues
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inclusive leadership ⓘ intentional diversity in hiring ⓘ open discussion of race ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge the notion of colorblindness
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encourage color bravery ⓘ promote diversity and inclusion ⓘ |
| author | Mellody Hobson ⓘ |
| availableOn |
TED.com
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YouTube ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
ignoring race in decision-making
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racial colorblindness ⓘ |
| encourages |
intentional conversations about race
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measuring diversity outcomes ⓘ |
| featuresPerson | Mellody Hobson ⓘ |
| format | live stage talk ⓘ |
| genre |
business talk
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motivational talk ⓘ social issues talk ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | African American woman in corporate leadership ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
personal responsibility in addressing bias
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race and business ⓘ representation in leadership ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
business leaders
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diversity and inclusion practitioners ⓘ general public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
colorblind ideology
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corporate responsibility ⓘ diversity ⓘ inclusion ⓘ leadership ⓘ race ⓘ racial bias ⓘ workplace diversity ⓘ |
| medium | video ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being widely viewed online
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popularizing the term color brave ⓘ |
| platform |
TED.com
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surface form:
TED
|
| productionCompany |
TED conferences
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surface form:
TED Conferences LLC
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| publisher |
TED conferences
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surface form:
TED
|
| speaker | Mellody Hobson ⓘ |
| title | Color blind or color brave? ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?" Description of subject: TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?" is a widely viewed presentation by Mellody Hobson that challenges the notion of racial colorblindness and advocates for actively confronting and discussing race to promote diversity and inclusion.
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