To Be Young, Gifted and Black
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"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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| To Be Young, Gifted and Black canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: To Be Young, Gifted and Black Context triple: [Nina Simone, notableWork, To Be Young, Gifted and Black]
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A.
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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B.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation comedy-crime film, directed by Ossie Davis, that follows two Harlem detectives investigating a con man's fraudulent back-to-Africa scheme.
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C.
The Blacker the Berry
The Blacker the Berry is a 1929 novel by Wallace Thurman that explores colorism and intra-racial prejudice within the African American community during the Harlem Renaissance.
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D.
Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire is a landmark 1973 reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers that helped introduce reggae music to an international audience.
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E.
Black Man
"Black Man" is a socially conscious song by Stevie Wonder from his acclaimed 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, celebrating the contributions of people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
- 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: To Be Young, Gifted and Black Target entity description: "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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A.
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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B.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation comedy-crime film, directed by Ossie Davis, that follows two Harlem detectives investigating a con man's fraudulent back-to-Africa scheme.
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C.
The Blacker the Berry
The Blacker the Berry is a 1929 novel by Wallace Thurman that explores colorism and intra-racial prejudice within the African American community during the Harlem Renaissance.
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D.
Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire is a landmark 1973 reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers that helped introduce reggae music to an international audience.
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E.
Black Man
"Black Man" is a socially conscious song by Stevie Wonder from his acclaimed 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, celebrating the contributions of people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights anthem
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single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| artist | Nina Simone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African-American civil rights music
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Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| composer | Nina Simone ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
became an anthem for Black youth in the United States
ⓘ
used in educational and community settings to promote Black pride ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Black liberation anthem
ⓘ
civil rights-era anthem ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Nina Simone ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Black history
ⓘ
education and self-worth ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Lorraine Hansberry
ⓘ
play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" ⓘ
surface form:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (play)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Weldon Irvine ⓘ |
| medium | recorded music ⓘ |
| message |
asserts resilience in the face of oppression
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celebrates the potential of Black youth ⓘ encourages pride in Black identity ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
"To be young, gifted and Black, oh what a lovely precious dream"
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"We must begin to tell our young" ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Aretha Franklin
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Donny Hathaway ⓘ various gospel choirs ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Nina Simone ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Black children and youth
ⓘ
broader civil rights supporters ⓘ |
| theme |
Black pride
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Black youth empowerment ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ racial equality ⓘ self-affirmation ⓘ |
| usedAs |
anthem in Black cultural events
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inspirational song in civil rights commemorations ⓘ |
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Subject: To Be Young, Gifted and Black Description of subject: "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.
Referenced by (2)
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