16 May 2013
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We know you've got quite the appetite for Cody Simpson's new soon-to-be released album, but in the meantime, you can join Cody in the fight against real hunger. He’s hooked up with ConAgra Foods’ Child Hunger Ends Here campaign, and has just picked his winners — as has Amber Riley, Tori Kelly and Scooter Braun — for the Fill a Heart cover contest.

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10 May 2013
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Lots of people like the idea of breaking world records, so how about breaking a world record for a good deed?

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1 May 2013
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About one fifth of kids in the United States live their life not knowing where their next meal is coming from, so ConAgra Foods has created the Child Hunger Ends Here campaign. "Glee" star Amber Riley, up-and-coming singer Tori Kelly, Carly Rae Jepsen and Cody Simpson have all lent their voices to the program.

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26 Apr 2013
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Photo: Mareshia Rucker, left, and classmate Stephanie Sinnot. (Getty)

During her junior year, Mareshia Rucker had fantasies about prom, but then it hit her that high school students in her county had two separate proms -- one for black students and one for white students. Now that she’s a senior, Mareshia and some of her Wilcox County High classmates have spearheaded a campaign to hold an integrated prom that all students may attend.

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18 Apr 2013
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Today Big Boi is starting his Shoes For Running tour to support his new album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, and not only should you run to see his concert, but you can help others run while you’re at it. That’s because the tour is incorporating a Soles4Souls shoe drive, where you can donate shoes to people in need!

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16 Apr 2013
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Some people say laughter is the best medicine, but if you asked YouTube sensation Savannah Outen, she’d probably give you a different answer. Outen followed friend Drew Seeley’s lead and teamed up with the youth-run non-profit Music is Medicine to record “Brave and True,” which is available for download today.

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4 Apr 2013
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We all know bullying sucks, but what are you supposed to do about it? Slate senior editor Emily Bazelon penned the book “Sticks and Stones” to talk seriously about bullying and what works and what doesn’t when dealing with it.

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18 Feb 2013
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Photo: (Mark Davis/Getty Images for Fresh Step Litter)

Not everyone may be happy with what’s going on with Naomi Clark on “90210,” but everyone has to love AnnaLynne McCord, the actress who plays her.

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11 Feb 2013
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If you've enjoyed Kelly Rowland perform at the Super Bowl with Destiny’s Child and strut her stuff at the 55th Grammy Awards, you're in for a treat because she's going no where. With an album on the way, Kelly will participate in a PSA this spring for the YELL Confidence Initiative, a campaign working against domestic violence and dating abuse.

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8 Feb 2013
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When an assassination attempt was made on Congresswoman Gabby Giffords on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, her intern Daniel Hernandez rushed to her side. It was thanks to Daniel’s quick thinking, medical knowledge and bravery that Giffords is alive today. Now Daniel is releasing “They Call Me a Hero: A Memoir of My Youth” that recounts this. And more.

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