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  Jennifer L. Eberhardt

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  Michel Foucault

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  Judith Butler

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  bell hooks

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  Elizabeth Hinton

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  Alex S. Vitale

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  Omar El Akkad

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  Jennifer L. Eberhardt

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  Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

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  Ilhan Omar

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  Sowande M. Mustakeem

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