Kendi
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Kendi is the surname of Ibram X. Kendi, a prominent American historian and leading scholar of antiracism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kendi canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1009270 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kendi Context triple: [Ibram X. Kendi, familyName, Kendi]
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A.
Keter
Keter is the highest and most transcendent sefirah in Kabbalistic mysticism, representing the divine crown, pure will, and the source of all emanations.
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B.
Kukarka
Kukarka is a small Russian locality historically known as the birthplace of Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov.
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C.
Kagizman
Kagizman is a town in eastern Turkey, historically part of the former Kars Oblast in the Caucasus region.
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D.
Mille
Mille is a French surname most notably borne by individuals such as Stéphane Mille.
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E.
Myal
Myal is an Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition originating among enslaved Africans in Jamaica, characterized by spirit possession, healing rituals, and resistance to oppression.
- 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: Kendi Target entity description: Kendi is the surname of Ibram X. Kendi, a prominent American historian and leading scholar of antiracism.
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A.
Keter
Keter is the highest and most transcendent sefirah in Kabbalistic mysticism, representing the divine crown, pure will, and the source of all emanations.
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B.
Kukarka
Kukarka is a small Russian locality historically known as the birthplace of Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov.
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C.
Kagizman
Kagizman is a town in eastern Turkey, historically part of the former Kars Oblast in the Caucasus region.
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D.
Mille
Mille is a French surname most notably borne by individuals such as Stéphane Mille.
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E.
Myal
Myal is an Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition originating among enslaved Africans in Jamaica, characterized by spirit possession, healing rituals, and resistance to oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Book Award for Nonfiction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Florida A&M University
ⓘ
Temple University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African Americans
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Kendi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African-American history
ⓘ
antiracism ⓘ history ⓘ |
| genre |
history writing
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Ibram ⓘ |
| hasRole |
activist
ⓘ
lecturer ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
antiracist public policy
ⓘ
racial inequality ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ structural racism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black studies scholarship
ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
critical race theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | antiracism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
scholarship on antiracism
ⓘ
work on racist and antiracist ideas in American history ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between racist, antiracist, and not-racist positions
ⓘ
policy-based definition of racism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Antiracist Baby
ⓘ
Four Hundred Souls ⓘ How to Be an Antiracist ⓘ How to Raise an Antiracist ⓘ Stamped from the Beginning ⓘ Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
historian ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research
ⓘ
professor at Boston University ⓘ professor of history and international relations ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public debates on critical race theory and antiracism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (4)
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