Is It Because I'm Black (1969)
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"Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) is a landmark soul and blues album by Syl Johnson that confronts racial injustice and social struggle with raw, politically charged lyrics and emotive vocals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Is It Because I'm Black (1969) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16657712 — 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)
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Target entity: Is It Because I'm Black (1969) Context triple: [Syl Johnson, notableAlbum, Is It Because I'm Black (1969)]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Cause I'm Black
"Cause I'm Black" is a track by Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) that reflects the album’s gritty, street-oriented hip-hop style and themes of identity and struggle.
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D.
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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E.
Black Like Me
Black Like Me is a 1961 nonfiction book by John Howard Griffin that chronicles his journey through the racially segregated American South while passing as a Black man to expose the realities of racism.
- 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: Is It Because I'm Black (1969) Target entity description: "Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) is a landmark soul and blues album by Syl Johnson that confronts racial injustice and social struggle with raw, politically charged lyrics and emotive vocals.
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A.
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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B.
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.
-
C.
Cause I'm Black
"Cause I'm Black" is a track by Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) that reflects the album’s gritty, street-oriented hip-hop style and themes of identity and struggle.
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D.
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.
-
E.
Black Like Me
Black Like Me is a 1961 nonfiction book by John Howard Griffin that chronicles his journey through the racially segregated American South while passing as a Black man to expose the realities of racism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.