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Pretty Girl Rocks

Posted on August 20, 2012 by A&U in Cover Story

As MTV Staying Alive Ambassador, R&B Singer Keri Hilson Shows She’s More than a Pretty Face & Chart-Topping Recording Artist by Chip Alfred Don’t hate me ’coz I’m beautiful,” croons Keri Hilson on her hit single “Pretty Girl Rock.” This may sound like someone who’s all about herself. In Hilson’s case, nothing could be further [...]

Take Two

Posted on February 8, 2012 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts

MTV Steps Up the Fight Against HIV with Shuga: Love, Sex, Money by Chip Alfred You might call it the Kenyan version of Gossip Girl—a serial drama centered on a group of good-looking twentysomethings pursuing their dreams, looking for love, and living life in the fast lane. The difference is that Shuga is much more than [...]

Review: Me, Myself & HIV

Posted on February 1, 2011 by A&U in Features, Noteworthy

Directed by Alex Stockley and Tom Barry Firecracker Films/Staying Alive Campaign No videos, no VJs, and no celebrity headliners marked this year’s World AIDS Day, as MTV and its grantmaking Staying Alive Campaign decided to unplug itself for one hour from its normal sexy venues in an effort to abate harmful stereotypes and to encourage [...]

Me, Myself & HIV

Posted on November 30, 2010 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts

Me, Myself & HIV promo from mtv staying alive on Vimeo. Meet Slim, twenty-one, and Angelikah, twenty-five. He’s from Lusaka, Zambia. She’s from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He’s an up-and-coming DJ and music producer; she’s a college student. Worlds apart, they share one bond—a positive serostatus. In a new documentary, Me, Myself & HIV, both share their [...]