CTL Black Cultural Knowledge Graph

CTL Reference Sheet · Version 1.0 · Published 2026-09-30

The CTL Black Cultural Knowledge Graph (CTL-KG-CORE-001) is the seed of CTL's shared data architecture: 300 entities and 224 verified-only edges in machine-readable JSON, with a validation script and README. It is in build, and entity IDs continue at CTL-E-0301 and beyond. Every research package feeds it — a business found in 63rd Street research connects to its founder, its advertisements, its customers, and its surviving records.

Verifiable facts

Research ID	CTL-KG-CORE-001
Type	Research Infrastructure — Knowledge graph (seed)
Central question	How does CTL research become connected, machine-readable knowledge?
Status	In build
Key numbers	300 entities · 224 verified-only edges; machine-readable JSON (schema.json, entities.json, relationships.json, validate.py, README); extensible — entity IDs continue CTL-E-0301+
Publisher	CultureTechLens NFP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 39-3143901), Chicago, Illinois

How to cite this sheet

APA:
CultureTechLens. (2026). CTL Black Cultural Knowledge Graph (CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0) [Web page]. CultureTechLens. https://culturetechlens.com/reference/knowledge-graph/

MLA:
CultureTechLens. “CTL Black Cultural Knowledge Graph.” CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0, CultureTechLens, 30 Sept. 2026, https://culturetechlens.com/reference/knowledge-graph/. Accessed DD Mon. YYYY.

Chicago:
CultureTechLens. “CTL Black Cultural Knowledge Graph.” CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0. CultureTechLens, September 30, 2026. https://culturetechlens.com/reference/knowledge-graph/.

Cite as: CultureTechLens, “CTL Black Cultural Knowledge Graph”, 2026-09-30.
Source: CultureTechLens.

Trust & evidence

Evidence before authority. CultureTechLens publishes its methods, its limits, and its corrections alongside its findings. Claims carry grades — VERIFIED, SUPPORTED, PROVISIONAL, DISPUTED, UNRESOLVED — and unknowns are never reported as zero.