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- ↑ Sean O'Connell, Something New Movie Review - contactmusic.com, March 10, 2006.
- ↑ CNN PRESENTS — Black in America
- ↑ Dionne Hill, "Black and single: Is marriage really for white people?" - CNN Living, July 23, 2008.
- ↑ Deardra Shuler, "Kriss Turner: Her Film Offers Women of Color Alternatives", afrocentricnews.com, January 2006.
