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- ↑ "Afro Blue: It's a Matter of Pride". AfroBlueHu.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ↑ Jazz Education Journal -2007 Volume 39, Issues 4-6 "Performance: Afro Blue, Howard University, Washington, DC. Director: Connaitre Miller. Guest Artist: Geri Allen."
- ↑ "Traces of Blue". Traces of Blue. Retrieved 25 June 2015.