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- ↑ "Mia Isaac Is Finding Herself in Each New Role". Glamour.
- ↑ "'Black Cake' Review: Dramatic Friction Sorely Lacking in Hulu's Tale of a Family's Secrets and Strife". Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/meet-atlantas-own-mia-isaac-star-of-the-hit-hulu-series-black-cake/