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- 1 2 "The RLJ Companies Launches 'Our Stories Films' in Association With The Weinstein Company" (Press release). 25 July 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ↑ Jones, Joyce (2006-08-31). "Tracey Edmonds to Lead Our Stories Films". Black Enterprise . Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
