29 Nov 2012
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Photo: Me, far right, with my little sister and grandma in our village. (Alexandra Govere)

I grew up in Zimbabwe, where nearly 15% of the population is living with HIV. Think about that. That's nearly 1 in 5 people. I've lost friends and family members to AIDS, and the saddest part is that those losses were totally preventable. As a result, I constantly ask myself: "If only…?"

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We know Twitter is all about #realtalk, but we’ve got our own take on this hashtag in honor of our new special, "I’m Positive", airing this Saturday, December 1 -- World Aids Day -- at 7/6c on MTV.

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28 Nov 2012
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The Hook Up is a weekly relationship advice column from MTV Act and the It’s Your (Sex) Life campaign, written by the very talented Kristin Russo and Dannielle Owens-Reid.

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27 Nov 2012
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Ever wanted to be in the audience, chilling with Kanye at the MTV Video Music Awards? Well, now is your chance (although we can’t guarantee the Kanye part) to win a trip to the 2013 MTV VMA! All you have to do is follow and Retweet this @MTV Tweet:

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9 Nov 2012
EIG-Feature

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The Hook Up is a weekly relationship advice column from MTV Act and the It’s Your (Sex) Life campaign, written by the very talented Kristin Russo and Dannielle Owens-Reid.

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31 Oct 2012
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MTV Act and the It’s Your (Sex) Life campaign are beyond psyched to announce a new weekly relationship advice column with two of our favorite ladies in all the land: Kristin Russo and Dannielle Owens-Reid.

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5 Oct 2012
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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

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The "Teen Mom Farewell Special" will be airing tonight at 10/9c, and along with watching it, you can check out some short vids of Catelynn and Maci talking about their experiences. A lot of us have really gotten to know these girls over the course of the show and realized how difficult young parenthood can be. With the special coming up the girls hope you've learned from their experiences.

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24 Aug 2012
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We're def pumped about the nominees for this year's Best Video With A Message category at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards -- they're so good some very worthy contenders didn't make the cut. So let's give some love to the activision of Rihanna, Katy Perry, Penguin Prison and M.I.A. for their crusading clips that totally could have battled it out in this category for a cause!

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23 Aug 2012
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Photo: Rise Against, Lil Wayne, K'NAAN, Demi Lovato, Kelly Clarkson, and Gym Class Heroes' Travie McCoy.

You think you got the 2012 MTV Video Music Award nominees for this year’s Best Video With A Message on lockdown? Aight, let’s test that pro-social swag -- take our quiz on the category that cares!

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