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- ↑ Perlis, Wicker. "Jackson lawmaker, first Black woman elected to MS Legislature, will not seek reelection". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ↑ "The first Black woman in the Mississippi Legislature now has her portrait in the state Capitol". AP News. February 13, 2024.
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