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This Week In Black History November 23 - November 29, 2022 | Chicago Defender

Berry Gordy November 23 1897—Self-educated engineer Andrew J. Beard is awarded a patent (#594,059) for an automatic railroad car coupling device—the Jenny Coupler. Prior to this device rail cars were joined manually and hundreds of workers lost fingers, hands and arms. Beard eventually sold rights to his invention for $50,000. 1980—More than 1,000 Blacks … Continued

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Chance the Rapper Speaks on New Single, Collab with Mia Lee and Upcoming Festival in Ghana | New Pittsburgh Courier

This past October Chance the Rapper and artist, Mia Lee, announced their collaboration surrounding Chance’s new single, “YAH Know.” Chance describes the single as being, “a representation of our year of travels and all the stories of traveling that our ancestors gave to us, and elders gave to us

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Lawyer: Remains of Missing Texas Soldier Identified

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Leaders Want John Wayne Name, Statue Gone From Orange County Airport | The Oklahoma Eagle

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