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- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Leadership". South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus. 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ↑ "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Growing List of African American Women Leaders Stand with Hillary Clinton". The American Presidency Project. February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
