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Sydney on loss and grief in age of pandemic

The idea of recreating my late friend @makeupbyguelila’s looks started with me texting my dear friend Tati (@therealmuahxtati). This expanded to include other creators who shared community with Guelila, so please check out @therealmuahxtati, @codenamekass, and @ssylverstar’s looks when you all get a chance. I’m in awe of how everyone came together to celebrate Guelila’s […]

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What is the Nakba?

An Arab word for “catastrophe,” it signals a mass eviction from the 1940s that created a refugee crisis.By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com  May 14, 2018, 10:20am EDT Editor’s note, October 16, 2023: This story was originally published in May 2018. For a more recent explainer on the Nakba, watch Vox’s video, and for all our latest coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, see […]

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Community Support for Long COVID

by Body Politic When members of our team fell ill with Covid-19 in March 2020 we launched the Body Politic Covid-19 Support Group for patients and caregivers. Since then, our group grew to include 14k+ members with over 30k requests to join, and birthed grassroots initiatives such as Long COVID SOS and the Patient-Led Research […]

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