Author: Mekdim Hailu

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Almost on Time: Time, Not as It Is, but as We Feel It

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What They Called Resistance

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July 9, 2025

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Westminster ’25: Twenty-Nine Singular Visions on the Runway

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June 1, 2025

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Austin Fashion Week 2025

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April 15, 2025

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A Movement Carved from Pain

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December 12, 2024

By Mekdim Hailu

Celebrating Weakness

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May 19, 2024

By Mekdim Hailu

Planting Trees Isn’t Enough

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December 13, 2023

By Mekdim Hailu

Heart and Spirit of Self-Expression

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July 30, 2023

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Beyond Numbers

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May 2, 2023

By Mekdim Hailu

Feminism vs Culture

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