A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story
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A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story is Elaine Brown’s memoir recounting her rise to leadership in the Black Panther Party and her experiences as a Black woman navigating race, gender, and power in 1960s–70s America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story Context triple: [Elaine Brown, notableWork, A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story]
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A.
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written by Tyler Perry that follows a woman rebuilding her life after a painful divorce, blending melodrama, faith-based themes, and broad humor.
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Fighting Words: Black Women and the Search for Justice
Fighting Words: Black Women and the Search for Justice is a scholarly work by Patricia Hill Collins that examines Black feminist thought and the struggle for social justice through the experiences and activism of Black women.
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C.
The Book of Night Women
The Book of Night Women is a historical novel by Jamaican author Marlon James that follows an enslaved woman’s coming of age amid a violent slave revolt on a Jamaican sugar plantation.
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D.
A Colored Woman in a White World
A Colored Woman in a White World is the 1940 autobiography of civil rights and women’s rights activist Mary Church Terrell, chronicling her life and struggles against racism and sexism in the United States.
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E.
Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism
Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism is a groundbreaking 1981 book by bell hooks that analyzes the intersection of racism and sexism in the lives, history, and representation of Black women.
- 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: A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story Target entity description: A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story is Elaine Brown’s memoir recounting her rise to leadership in the Black Panther Party and her experiences as a Black woman navigating race, gender, and power in 1960s–70s America.
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A.
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written by Tyler Perry that follows a woman rebuilding her life after a painful divorce, blending melodrama, faith-based themes, and broad humor.
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B.
Fighting Words: Black Women and the Search for Justice
Fighting Words: Black Women and the Search for Justice is a scholarly work by Patricia Hill Collins that examines Black feminist thought and the struggle for social justice through the experiences and activism of Black women.
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C.
The Book of Night Women
The Book of Night Women is a historical novel by Jamaican author Marlon James that follows an enslaved woman’s coming of age amid a violent slave revolt on a Jamaican sugar plantation.
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D.
A Colored Woman in a White World
A Colored Woman in a White World is the 1940 autobiography of civil rights and women’s rights activist Mary Church Terrell, chronicling her life and struggles against racism and sexism in the United States.
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E.
Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism
Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism is a groundbreaking 1981 book by bell hooks that analyzes the intersection of racism and sexism in the lives, history, and representation of Black women.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Elaine Brown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
community programs of the Black Panther Party
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surveillance and harassment of activists ⓘ |
| describes |
Elaine Brown’s rise to leadership in the Black Panther Party
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gender politics within radical movements ⓘ internal dynamics of the Black Panther Party ⓘ state repression of Black radical organizations ⓘ |
| focusesOn | experience of a Black woman in American politics ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
ⓘ
autobiography ⓘ political memoir ⓘ |
| hasCentralTheme |
intersection of race, gender, and power
ⓘ
leadership and authority ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ political struggle ⓘ |
| hasSubjectPerson |
Bobby Seale
ⓘ
Eldridge Cleaver ⓘ Geronimo Pratt ⓘ Huey P. Newton ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important primary source on the Black Panther Party
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key text in Black feminist thought ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African-American women
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Black Panther Party ⓘ Black Power movement ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ feminism ⓘ political activism ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ sexism ⓘ |
| movementContext |
Black Power movement in the United States
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linked to:
Black Power movement
New Left ⓘ second-wave feminism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of sexism in radical movements
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insider account of Black Power era politics ⓘ portrayal of a woman leader in the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers interested in African-American history
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readers interested in political activism ⓘ readers interested in women’s studies ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
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