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- ↑ "Events - URU The Right To Be". www.urutherighttobe.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ↑ "The Deadliest Disease in America". Queens World Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ↑ ""The Deadliest Disease" Film Links COVID-19 Death Rates to Systemic Racism: American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ↑ "The Deadliest Disease in America - Cinema Village". www.cinemavillage.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ↑ "Crystal R. Emery's documentary The Deadliest Disease in America to premiere at NYC's Cinema Village Sept. 10". BlackFilmandTV.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ↑ "Filmmaker Crystal R. Emery Offers A Harrowing Look At the American Healthcare System With Her New Documentary 'The Deadliest Disease in America'". NewsOne. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
