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- ↑ Boston, Taquiena; Katz, Vera (1983). "Witnesses to a Possibility: The Black Theater Movement in Washington, D. C., 1968-1976". Black American Literature Forum. 17 (1): 22–26. doi:10.2307/2904164. JSTOR 2904164.
- ↑ "Sweet Honey in the Rock Licensing and Permissions". Sweet Honey in the Rock Official Website. Retrieved 9 Mar 2017.
- ↑ Reagon, Bernice Johnson (1985). "Power of Communal Song". In Kahn, Douglas (ed.). Cultures in Contention. Seattle, WA: Real Comet Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 9780941104067.
- ↑ Thomas, Sarah (17 July 2015). "When the Obamas are among your biggest fans it's just Sweet". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. p. 33.
- ↑ Reagon, Bernice Johnson; Sweet Honey in the Rock (1993). We Who Believe in Freedom: Sweet Honey in the Rock Still on the Journey . New York: Anchor Books. ISBN 9780385468619.
- ↑ Schreibman, Mike (5 Jul 2013). "Wammie Winners 1985 - 2012 Alphabetical List". Washington Area Music Association. Retrieved 10 Mar 2017.
- ↑ Maillard, Carol Lynn (2003). ""The Women Gather"". Sing Out!.
- ↑ Hayes, Eileen (2006). "Not Your Mother's Racial Uplift: Sweet Honey in the Rock, Journey, and Representation: Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice". Women Music. 10 (3): 71–79, 124. ISSN 1090-7505 – via ProQuest LLC.
