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- 1 2 3 McElhinny, Brad (October 7, 2021). "Justice names NAACP President Owens Brown to open Senate seat". West Virginia MetroNews .
- ↑ Olson, Alan (October 8, 2021). "Owens Brown tapped to fill state senate seat". Martins Ferry Times Leader .
- ↑ "West Virginia's NAACP Chapter President Owens Brown Becomes First Black Man In State Senate". KDKA-TV . October 8, 2021.
- ↑ "West Virginia State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ↑ "Alumnus Owens Brown Appointed to WV Senate". October 14, 2021.
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