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 entertainment. Promoted as a series about “love, lust, and broken trust…and the marks we leave on each other,” each episode of Shuga sucks you in with the emotional trials and [...]

On December 1, World AIDS Day, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation will host Shuga Talks, two simultaneous screenings of the Foundation’s drama Shuga in Nairobi, Kenya, where the show is set, and in Washington, D.C. A live debate will follow the screenings offering those in attendance and those watching from home will be able to participate in a live video discussion, streamed live via satellite, and engage with other youth from around the world via social media platforms (such as Twitter: follow @mtvstayingalive and @mtvshuga [...]

MTV Staying Alive Programs Make a Dramatic Impact with Shuga and Tribes, Two Must-Watch Shows