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- ↑ Marian Anderson Award: Past Honorees Archived April 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , MarianAndersonaward.org
- ↑ Rickey, Carrie (November 18, 2008). "Angelou, Lear get Marian Anderson Award". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- ↑ Bean, Zoe (August 21, 2018). "Queen Latifah to receive 2018 Marian Anderson Award". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ↑ White, Abbey (June 5, 2019). "Kool & the Gang to receive 2019 Marian Anderson Award on group's 50th anniversary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 27, 2020.