The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!

Katie Halper:

Debra Winger and Rights Camera Action!

James Byrd Jr. and the Struggle for Tolerance

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Nicole Hughes:

Green Video of the Week: 5 Tips for Reducing Your Garbage

The Week in Green Politics

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Andy Kondrat:

Disappearing Destinations: Visit Before They Vanish

Chuck Norris Wants America to Start Drilling for Oil Here and Now!

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Jon Popham:

NASA Plans Voyage to the Sun

The Girl Effect

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Giulia Rozzi:

Gay Discrimination at Seattle Baseball Game

Bison Brucellosis

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Gina Telaroli:

Fathers Day Celebration of Movie Dads #1

My Father’s Gift of Tecumseh!

I just returned from a trip to Montana and whoa, there are lots of bison in that state! While driving through Yellowstone National Park we often got stuck in traffic jams caused by buffalo crossing. At one point a mother bison stopped in front of our car to nurse her baby bison. Not an ideal spot for feeding, but it was amazing for us to see. And after days of endless buffalo encounters I have to admit, I sorta fell in love with these beasts. The buffalo made me smile, partly because they were so cute (in a big, hairy sorta way) and partly because every time I saw one this song would play in my head:

Now that you know all about my bison crush you can imagine how sad I was to learn that over 1,000 buffalo have been slaughtered because they carry brucellosis.

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