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- ↑ Latimore, Marshall A. (6 March 2018). "Taco Mac chain purchased by Fresh Hospitality, to be led by former Morehouse College president Harold Martin Jr". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Morehouse Names Harold Martin Jr. Interim President
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