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- ↑ "Black Author Tells Her Late Mother's Story in Powerful First-Person Narrative Book". Black News.com. November 7, 2023.
- ↑ Chavis, Steve. ""Bee" Harris – Persevering Publisher". KUVO Jazz.
- ↑ "Women of Distinction Denver" (PDF). Girl Scouts of Colorado.
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