Ibram Xolani Kendi
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Ibram Xolani Kendi is an American historian, scholar of race and discriminatory policy, and bestselling author known for works such as "Stamped from the Beginning" and "How to Be an Antiracist."
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| Ibram Xolani Kendi canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ibram Xolani Kendi Context triple: [Ibram X. Kendi, fullName, Ibram Xolani Kendi]
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Njongonkulu Ndungane
Njongonkulu Ndungane is a South African Anglican cleric who served as Archbishop of Cape Town and was a prominent anti-apartheid activist and church leader.
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Thabana Ntlenyana
Thabana Ntlenyana is the highest mountain in southern Africa, located in the Drakensberg range within Lesotho.
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Yusuf Dadoo
Yusuf Dadoo was a prominent South African Indian anti-apartheid leader, physician, and communist activist who played a key role in uniting Indian and African resistance against racial segregation.
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Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo was the second and last king of the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment in the late 19th century.
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Kenyatta Matthews
Kenyatta Matthews is the wife of American author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, known for her private life outside of his public literary career.
- 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)
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Target entity: Ibram Xolani Kendi Target entity description: Ibram Xolani Kendi is an American historian, scholar of race and discriminatory policy, and bestselling author known for works such as "Stamped from the Beginning" and "How to Be an Antiracist."
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A.
Njongonkulu Ndungane
Njongonkulu Ndungane is a South African Anglican cleric who served as Archbishop of Cape Town and was a prominent anti-apartheid activist and church leader.
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B.
Thabana Ntlenyana
Thabana Ntlenyana is the highest mountain in southern Africa, located in the Drakensberg range within Lesotho.
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C.
Yusuf Dadoo
Yusuf Dadoo was a prominent South African Indian anti-apartheid leader, physician, and communist activist who played a key role in uniting Indian and African resistance against racial segregation.
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D.
Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo was the second and last king of the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment in the late 19th century.
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E.
Kenyatta Matthews
Kenyatta Matthews is the wife of American author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, known for her private life outside of his public literary career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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anti-racism scholar ⓘ author ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in history ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Book Award for Nonfiction ⓘ |
| birthName | Ibram Henry Rogers ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You ⓘ |
| coEditorOf |
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019
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surface form:
Four Hundred Souls
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs | scholar of race and discriminatory policy ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Florida A&M University
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Temple University ⓘ |
| employer |
American University
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Boston University ⓘ |
| familyName | Kendi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African-American history
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anti-racism ⓘ history ⓘ public policy ⓘ race and ethnicity studies ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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nonfiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Ibram ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-racism
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racial justice ⓘ |
| name | Ibram Xolani Kendi self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | bestselling author on race and discriminatory policy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Antiracist Baby
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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019 ⓘ
surface form:
Four Hundred Souls
How to Be an Antiracist ⓘ How to Raise an Antiracist ⓘ Stamped from the Beginning ⓘ Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You ⓘ |
| notedFor | developing and popularizing the concept of antiracism as active opposition to racist policies ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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professor ⓘ public speaker ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University
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founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
antiracist policy
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discriminatory public policy ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Ibram Xolani Kendi Description of subject: Ibram Xolani Kendi is an American historian, scholar of race and discriminatory policy, and bestselling author known for works such as "Stamped from the Beginning" and "How to Be an Antiracist."
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