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- ↑ "2014 Black Reel Awards - Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ↑ 2015 Black Reel Awards
- ↑ 2016 Black Reel Awards
- ↑ "Black Reel Awards (2017)".
- ↑ "Black Reel Awards (2018)".
- ↑ "Black Reel Awards (2019)".
- ↑ "Black Reel Awards (2020)".
- ↑ "A Special "Night in Miami!"". February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ↑ "'The Harder They Fall' Sets Record with 20 Nominations from the Black Reel Awards". Black Girl Nerds. BGN Staff. Retrieved January 2, 2022.