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- 1 2 Hyde, Paul (March 9, 1989). "Black films highlight opening day of film festival". The Galveston Daily News . Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Zack, Jessica (August 8, 2018). "Ishmael Reed: 1980 film 'Personal Problems' still feels groundbreaking". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ↑ Johnson, G. Allen (March 6, 2019). "Ishmael Reed talks Bill Gunn, 'Personal Problems' and indie black cinema". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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