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- ↑ "'Harriet' Interviews at Urbanworld 2019". Archived from the original on September 20, 2019.
- ↑ Grier, Chaka V. (October 30, 2019). "Review: Harriet Tubman biopic is powerful but contains made-for-TV moments". NOW Magazine.
- ↑ "'The Hunt': Jordan Peele's '70s-Set Nazi-Hunting Drama Series Adds Ebony Obsidian and Henry Hunter Hall". Archived from the original on January 30, 2020.
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- ↑ "All About the Harriet Tubman Movie Cast and Their Transformations". www.oprahmag.com. October 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Eva Longoria is Making Sci-Fi with Ice Cube". October 19, 2020.