Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: employing pioneering African American artist and educator Alma Thomas | Statement: [Shaw Junior High School, Washington, D.C., notableFor, employing pioneering African American artist and educator Alma Thomas]

Target entity: employing pioneering African American artist and educator Alma Thomas
Context triple: [Shaw Junior High School, Washington, D.C., notableFor, employing pioneering African American artist and educator Alma Thomas]

• A. Alma Thomas chosen
  Alma Thomas was an influential African American abstract painter known for her vibrant, mosaic-like color field compositions and her pioneering role as a Black woman artist in the mid-20th-century American art world.
• B. Augusta Savage
  Augusta Savage was an influential African American sculptor and educator of the Harlem Renaissance who championed Black artists and arts education.
• C. Loïs Mailou Jones
  Loïs Mailou Jones was an influential African American painter and educator whose long career spanned the Harlem Renaissance to the late 20th century, known for her vibrant, culturally rich works and her role in advancing Black artists in the United States and abroad.
• D. Elizabeth Catlett
  Elizabeth Catlett was an influential African American and Mexican sculptor and printmaker renowned for her politically charged, socially conscious depictions of Black women and the African diaspora.
• E. Shirley Alston
  Shirley Alston is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the influential 1960s girl group The Shirelles.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.