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CTL-W-1154 · Work

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Combined Graph record U-02262 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1154. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Broke Princeton dropout managing Paper Boi

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Broke Princeton dropout managing Paper Boi

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Earn Marks (Earnest 'Earn' Marks) is a character in the FX television series Atlanta, played by series creator Donald Glover. (Wave-7: FX casting release via mxdwn, https://television.mxdwn.com/news/donald-glovers-fx-pilot-atlanta-cast-its-leads/; second source: NPR review of Atlanta's second season on FX, with transcript credit 'DONALD GLOVER: (As Earn Marks)' and narration naming Donald Glover's character Earn Marks, https://www.wamc.org/2018-03-01/donald-glovers-atlanta-returns-with-robbin-season; full form 'Earnest "Earn" Marks' and creator credit also in Rotten Tomatoes Atlanta cast and crew, https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/atlanta/cast-and-crew)

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Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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