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- ↑ "Sabrina Lynn Motley: Overseeing the Smithsonian Folklife Festival". Washington Post. 2014-06-24. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- 1 2 "Sabrina Lynn Motley Named Director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival". Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ World Economic Forum: Sabrina Lynn Motley
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