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- ↑ "Rep. Napoleon Bracy Elected Chairman of Alabama Legislative Black Caucus". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Statehouse Leaders". National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Singleton, Winn among 16 arrested at Greenetrack". Tuscaloosa News . July 1, 2010.
