Dhoruba bin-Wahad
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Black nationalist
co-founder of the Black Liberation Army
former political prisoner
human
political activist
Dhoruba bin-Wahad is an American Black activist, former political prisoner, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army who became a prominent critic of U.S. policing and incarceration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dhoruba bin-Wahad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10265163 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dhoruba bin-Wahad Context triple: [Black Liberation Army, notableMember, Dhoruba bin-Wahad]
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A.
Zufar ibn al-Hudhayl
Zufar ibn al-Hudhayl was an early Islamic jurist and prominent disciple of Abu Hanifa, known for his influential role in shaping Hanafi legal thought.
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B.
Sa'id ibn Uthman
Sa'id ibn Uthman was a 7th-century Umayyad prince and early Islamic military commander, known as a son of the third caliph Uthman ibn Affan and for his role in the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate.
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C.
Asad ibn Khuzayma
Asad ibn Khuzayma was an early Arab ancestor and tribal patriarch regarded as the eponymous forefather of the Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma clan.
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D.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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E.
Hilal ibn Amir
Hilal ibn Amir is regarded as the eponymous forefather of the Arab tribal confederation known as Banu Hilal.
- 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: Dhoruba bin-Wahad Target entity description: Dhoruba bin-Wahad is an American Black activist, former political prisoner, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army who became a prominent critic of U.S. policing and incarceration.
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A.
Zufar ibn al-Hudhayl
Zufar ibn al-Hudhayl was an early Islamic jurist and prominent disciple of Abu Hanifa, known for his influential role in shaping Hanafi legal thought.
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B.
Sa'id ibn Uthman
Sa'id ibn Uthman was a 7th-century Umayyad prince and early Islamic military commander, known as a son of the third caliph Uthman ibn Affan and for his role in the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate.
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C.
Asad ibn Khuzayma
Asad ibn Khuzayma was an early Arab ancestor and tribal patriarch regarded as the eponymous forefather of the Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma clan.
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D.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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E.
Hilal ibn Amir
Hilal ibn Amir is regarded as the eponymous forefather of the Arab tribal confederation known as Banu Hilal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black nationalist
ⓘ
co-founder of the Black Liberation Army ⓘ former political prisoner ⓘ human ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin-Wahad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Richard Earl Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfImprisonment | conviction for attempted murder of two New York City police officers ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Black Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | conviction overturned ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfRelease | 1990 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Black liberation
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ police accountability ⓘ prison abolition ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasLivedIn |
Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a former U.S. political prisoner
ⓘ
criticism of U.S. policing ⓘ criticism of mass incarceration in the United States ⓘ organizing around political prisoners ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalAction | civil suit against New York City and the State of New York ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Black Liberation Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Liberation movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Power movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Dhoruba bin-Wahad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Assata Shakur: A 20th Century Escaped Slave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Counter-Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) of the FBI NERFINISHED ⓘ various essays on political prisoners and U.S. policing ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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author ⓘ lecturer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-imperialist
ⓘ
revolutionary Black nationalist ⓘ |
| reasonForRelease | conviction overturned due to prosecutorial misconduct and withheld evidence ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| settlement | received financial settlement from New York City and State of New York ⓘ |
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