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- ↑ "Local nonprofit brings books into barbershops to help improve childhood literacy". New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ↑ Franklin, M. J. (10 May 2018). "'Teach This Poem' is on a mission to help teachers and students understand the world". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ↑ Franklin, M. J. (2 May 2016). "2016 Innovations in Reading Prize winners make the world better, one book at a time". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ↑ Oulton, Emma. "The Innovations In Reading Prize 2017 Goes To Barbershop Books, For Helping Young Black Boys Identify As Readers". Bustle. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
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