4 May 2012
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Photo: (Getty Images)

Stunning teen actress Victoria Justice of Nickelodeon's hit show "Victorious" is totally stopping traffic -- but not for the reason you think. As the spokestarlet for National Youth Traffic Safety Month, she's asking all you teen drivers to slow down, stop texting, quit fiddling with the dang radio and really think about what you're doing when you hop in your ride because the consequences for young people are DEADLY. In fact, 11 teens will lose their lives in car crashes TODAY. Yeah, makes you wanna pull over for a second, huh?

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Photo: (SavingOurDaughters/YouTube)

Photo: (SavingOurDaughters/YouTube)

T.I.’s life is looking pretty sweet right now: his eighth album Trouble Man is due out soon. He’s also working on music with B.o.B. and new signee to his Hustle Records label, Iggy Azalea. But T.I. knows life isn’t always easy, especially if a person has to deal with bullying. And that’s why he’s involved with the org Saving Our Daughters, which is about giving teen girls the power to stand up to bullying and stop it from happening in the first place.

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Photo: Keri Hilson promoting Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign, and Nick Jonas walking with JDRF to fight diabetes. (Getty Images)

Who’s going to AIDS Walk New York on May 20th?! More people than you think... Did you know this is the largest AIDS fundraising event in the world? It is estimated that more than 45,000 walkers and 2,500 volunteers will come out to support, among them: Nick Jonas, Keri Hilson and Wendy Williams. How you doin'?

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Photo: (Getty Images)

Ke$ha loves her animals. Need proof? She’s got her bestselling “Animal” album, she’s gone above and beyond with her work for the Humane Society by becoming an ambassador and saving baby seals. And now the glitter-obsessed singer wants you all to check out the Genesis Awards on Saturday night.

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Photo: SDSU's Annual Undie Run (Twitter/@Krazy_Kracker42)

Photo: SDSU's Annual Undie Run (Twitter/@Krazy_Kracker42)

Charity work can sometimes be boring. You know it. I know it. I spend a large portion of my free time doing volunteer work; however, if I’m not passionate about the work, it’s hard not to imagine myself relaxing in my underwear instead of scrubbing inner city dumpsters on a Sunday afternoon.  But guess what I just found out: relaxing in your underwear IS charity! (Seriously, though.)

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Photo: (Getty Images)

Graduation is huuuuur! Ater you catapult those caps and head to the after party, you’re gonna need some musical matriculation (SAT word!) inspiration that will get you HYPED for your future. For the rest of your life, graduation songs will hold a special place in your playlist -- so you need some epic anthems (with hidden gems of advice). We know some of y’all wanna wallow in bittersweet nostalgia -- and that’s totally cool. But like we said, Vitamin C ain’t on this list because we decided to pull together some more recent feel-good grad tunes (from this year and last). These tunes will get you amped to take ACTION in that next phase of your life -- whether it’s high school, college, or real-life-jobby-job time. So grab that diploma because school's OUT and these songs are IN!

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3 May 2012
Photo: Echelon Gather at the Conference (Christine P. Moreno)

Photo: Echelon Gather at the International Echelon Conference (Christine P. Moreno)

They build life-saving wells, put roofs over struggling heads and plant trees in devastated regions. So when The Echelon, 30 Seconds to Mars fierce phan army, decides to get together in a major way-- you better believe they throw one helluva philanthropic party.

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Photo: (digbatonrouge.com)

It takes a real man to stand up against dating violence. It takes a special kind of real man to do it in high heels.

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Photo: (mtvU)

You walk into your American Politics-101 class and what do you see? Photos of all the U.S. Presidents, mayhaps? Classmates actively texting taking notes while sipping on their third cup of coffee? Bill Maher and mtvU cameras at the front of the room? How about all of the above?

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Photo: (Getty Images)

Thanks to Rock The Vote, there’s a bevy of musical badasses who are putting their pop power behind this year’s youth voter push. It's a democratic get-down you really don’t wanna miss! Founded to combat musical censorship back in the early 90s (their OG Madonna ads are PRICELESS for her accent alone), Rock The Vote has now grown into the biggest non-partisan voter registration org in America. It’s all about young people having a say in who runs this country (Beyonce has already cast her vote) and 2012 is gonna be no different.

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