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- ↑ "Rosetta Irvin Miller-Perry". The HistoryMakers. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Freddie (8 April 2015). "Ben Crump: NNPA Newsmaker of the Year". New Pittsburgh Courier. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ Shea, Pat (22 July 2015). "Celebrate Tennessee women who change the world". The Tennessean . Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ Brown, Stacy M. (January 31, 2019). "Tennessee Tribune's publisher Receives NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award". The Chicago Crusader. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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