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															<description><![CDATA[The thing is most of us did not have the vocabulary to define or even articulate our racial makeup. ]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[The La Borinqueña action doll is part of a new wave of Latina superhero representation.]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[First-gen Afro-Latina Dr. Angel Jones is an educator, activist, and critical race scholar whose research explores the impact of racism on the mental health of Black students with a focus on racial microaggressions, Racial Battle Fatigue, and gendered-racism.   “I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just]]></description>
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