18 Oct 2012
Kenna-Feature

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Ethiopian-born musician Kenna is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro…again! His first attempt at scaling the highest mountain in Africa was alongside Lupe Fiasco, Santigold, and a host of other celebs for the MTV special "Summit on the Summit." Together, they raised awareness of the millions of people worldwide who lack access to clean drinking water.

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16 Oct 2012
Shinoda-Feature

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From working to Power The World to planting over one million trees, the boys of Linkin Park are always up to something good. Now band member Mike Shinoda and two friends from Direct Relief International have teamed up to create Sustainable Recycling Solutions -- an organization that pays the people of Haiti to collect plastic from the streets, stimulating both the economy and the environment.

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5 Oct 2012
Electionista-Feature

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Young people and women are two big voting blocs who can sway the election, and Seventeen magazine combined them together by highlighting dedicated political young women for their 2012 Electionistas in the October issue!

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2 Oct 2012
JesseZack-Feature

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Jesse Ruben, 26, and Zack Weinstein, 27, bring a whole new meaning to being BFFs!

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28 Sep 2012
KIDS-feature

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The music video for Kids These Days' new single "Don’t Harsh My Mellow," premiered yesterday but that's not the only thing on the band's mind -- it’s concerned about the state of education and the treatment of teachers and students. If Chicago public schools' recent teacher strike is any indication, our public school systems could use a bit of our attention.

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26 Sep 2012
Lupe-Feature

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Trying to pick my favorite Lupe Fiasco song is like trying to pick my number one restaurant in NYC. I CAN'T. But one of my all-time faves is "Touch The Sky" with Kanye West. This is the song I listen to when I'm feeling down, when I need to speed up my workout or I just made out with a really cute guy and I'm walking home. The song is really hopeful and that's one thing Lupe is all about: Hope.

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25 Sep 2012
Avril-Feature

Most people have a party on their birthday, but Avril Lavigne is having a month-long party -- for charity!

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24 Sep 2012
Usher-Feature

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Young voters stand up! Over 45 Million young Americans (ages 18-29) are eligible to vote this year, and in this exclusive video -- courtesy of youth voter empowerment organization Our Time -- Usher explains why it is important that each of us does!

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21 Sep 2012
Seventeen-Feature

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Congrats, Lindsay Brown! The 21-year-old Notre Dame student is Seventeen Magazine’s Pretty Amazing contest winner. Lindsay was chosen from over 35,000 nominees to grace the cover of Seventeen’s October issue after a series of votes and raising over $22,000 to sponsor the education of 48 Nepalese girls. And get this: she made it all selling cupcakes! Holy bake sale!

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20 Sep 2012
DebbyRyan-Feature

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Debby Ryan may be best-known for starring in the hit Disney Channel series "Jessie," but soon she might be just as famous for being a philanthropist!

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