Black Journal
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Black Journal was a pioneering American public television news and affairs program that focused on African American issues, culture, and politics during the late 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Journal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2703928 — 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.
Target entity: Black Journal Context triple: [National Educational Television, notableProgram, Black Journal]
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A.
Negro Story magazine
Negro Story magazine was an African American literary periodical based in Chicago that showcased Black writers and contributed to the cultural flowering of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
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B.
Ebony magazine
Ebony magazine is a pioneering African-American monthly publication founded in 1945 that has long chronicled Black life, culture, and achievement in the United States.
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C.
Revue Nègre
Revue Nègre was a 1925 Parisian musical revue that famously launched Josephine Baker to stardom with its groundbreaking jazz-influenced, African American–themed performances.
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D.
The Black Panther (newspaper)
The Black Panther was the official newspaper of the Black Panther Party, serving as a key organ for disseminating its revolutionary politics, community programs, and critiques of racism and state violence in the United States.
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E.
Negro World newspaper
The Negro World newspaper was the influential weekly publication of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association, promoting Black pride, Pan-Africanism, and anti-colonial ideas to a global Black readership in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Black Journal Target entity description: Black Journal was a pioneering American public television news and affairs program that focused on African American issues, culture, and politics during the late 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Negro Story magazine
Negro Story magazine was an African American literary periodical based in Chicago that showcased Black writers and contributed to the cultural flowering of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
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B.
Ebony magazine
Ebony magazine is a pioneering African-American monthly publication founded in 1945 that has long chronicled Black life, culture, and achievement in the United States.
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C.
Revue Nègre
Revue Nègre was a 1925 Parisian musical revue that famously launched Josephine Baker to stardom with its groundbreaking jazz-influenced, African American–themed performances.
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D.
The Black Panther (newspaper)
The Black Panther was the official newspaper of the Black Panther Party, serving as a key organ for disseminating its revolutionary politics, community programs, and critiques of racism and state violence in the United States.
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E.
Negro World newspaper
The Negro World newspaper was the influential weekly publication of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association, promoting Black pride, Pan-Africanism, and anti-colonial ideas to a global Black readership in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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public affairs television program ⓘ television news program ⓘ |
| aim | to address underrepresentation of Black issues in mainstream media ⓘ |
| broadcastIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| broadcastOn | public television stations in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coveredTopic |
African American arts
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Black Power movement ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ urban politics ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | television ⓘ |
| editorialPerspective | African American perspective ⓘ |
| endTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| era |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1968 ⓘ |
| format | magazine-style news program ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary television series
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news ⓘ public affairs ⓘ |
| hasSegmentType |
cultural features
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documentary reports ⓘ interviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Black cultural expression
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race relations in the United States ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Black empowerment
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media representation of African Americans ⓘ |
| influenced | later African American public affairs television programs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a pioneering national Black public affairs TV program
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providing a platform for African American journalists and producers ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | public television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
National Educational Television
ⓘ
PBS ⓘ
surface form:
Public Broadcasting Service
|
| primaryFocus |
African American culture
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African American issues ⓘ African American politics ⓘ |
| productionCompany | National Educational Television ⓘ |
| startTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | African American viewers ⓘ |
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Subject: Black Journal Description of subject: Black Journal was a pioneering American public television news and affairs program that focused on African American issues, culture, and politics during the late 1960s and 1970s.
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