My Journey with Maya
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My Journey with Maya is a memoir by broadcaster and author Tavis Smiley reflecting on his decades-long friendship and life lessons learned from writer and activist Maya Angelou.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Journey with Maya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10528359 — 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: My Journey with Maya Context triple: [Tavis Smiley, hasWrittenWork, My Journey with Maya]
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A.
My Remarkable Journey
"My Remarkable Journey" is the memoir of legendary American broadcaster Larry King, chronicling his decades-long career in radio and television and the personal stories behind his rise to fame.
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B.
My Apprenticeship
"My Apprenticeship" is the second volume of British social reformer Beatrice Webb’s autobiography, chronicling her intellectual development and pioneering work in social investigation and Fabian socialism.
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C.
Picture This: A Visual Diary
Picture This: A Visual Diary is a photographic memoir by Tipper Gore that combines personal images with reflections on family life, politics, and social issues.
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D.
Steps Along the Way
"Steps Along the Way" is a memoir by American politician Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr., reflecting on his life and career in public service.
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E.
My True Story
My True Story is a studio album by American R&B and soul singer Aaron Neville featuring reinterpretations of classic doo-wop and R&B songs.
- 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: My Journey with Maya Target entity description: My Journey with Maya is a memoir by broadcaster and author Tavis Smiley reflecting on his decades-long friendship and life lessons learned from writer and activist Maya Angelou.
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A.
My Remarkable Journey
"My Remarkable Journey" is the memoir of legendary American broadcaster Larry King, chronicling his decades-long career in radio and television and the personal stories behind his rise to fame.
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B.
My Apprenticeship
"My Apprenticeship" is the second volume of British social reformer Beatrice Webb’s autobiography, chronicling her intellectual development and pioneering work in social investigation and Fabian socialism.
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C.
Picture This: A Visual Diary
Picture This: A Visual Diary is a photographic memoir by Tipper Gore that combines personal images with reflections on family life, politics, and social issues.
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D.
Steps Along the Way
"Steps Along the Way" is a memoir by American politician Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr., reflecting on his life and career in public service.
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E.
My True Story
My True Story is a studio album by American R&B and soul singer Aaron Neville featuring reinterpretations of classic doo-wop and R&B songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about | Maya Angelou ⓘ |
| author | Tavis Smiley ⓘ |
| coAuthor | David Ritz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtFeaturing | photograph of Tavis Smiley and Maya Angelou ⓘ |
| hasDedicationTo | Maya Angelou ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780316341162 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | memoir ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
friendship between Tavis Smiley and Maya Angelou
ⓘ
life lessons from Maya Angelou ⓘ |
| marketedAs | inspirational memoir ⓘ |
| mediaType |
e-book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| notablePersonDepicted |
Maya Angelou
ⓘ
Tavis Smiley ⓘ |
| pageCount | 272 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2015-04-07 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| subject |
African-American authors
ⓘ
Maya Angelou ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ literary life ⓘ mentorship ⓘ personal growth ⓘ television broadcasters ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
intergenerational friendship
ⓘ
public life and media ⓘ race and identity in America ⓘ resilience ⓘ wisdom and guidance ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: My Journey with Maya Description of subject: My Journey with Maya is a memoir by broadcaster and author Tavis Smiley reflecting on his decades-long friendship and life lessons learned from writer and activist Maya Angelou.
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