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- ↑ Katherine Bindley (2009-02-13). "The Rev. Wendell Foster on the Bronx, Liberation and Old Friends". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ↑ "Wendell Foster, first black elected official in the Bronx, remembered as 'icon'". politico. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ "Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center". NYC Parks. Retrieved 7 April 2023.