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- 1 2 Best Festival - 2010, St. Louis African Arts Festival <http://www.riverfronttimes.com/bestof/2010/award/best-festival-1101992/>
- ↑ St. Louis African Arts Festival, Program Description (official website) <http://stlafricanartsfest.com/index.html>
- ↑ African Studies Association, Rutger's University (official website) <http://www.africanstudies.org/>
- ↑ Black Alumni Council, Washington University in St. Louis <http://bac.wustl.edu/>
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