The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Several topics really stood out this week, including the Oscars as social advocacy inspiration, civil rights and Black History Month, and lots of hot news on entertainment going Green. Check out our most popular posts of the week on these subjects, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

Happy Belated “Freedom to Marry” Week!

Rosa and Raymond Parks: Valiant Valentine #5

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Nicole:

Top 10 Oscar Picks to Inspire Social Action

Cornel West: Black Thoughts On Black History Month

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Giulia:

H&M’s “Fashion Against AIDS”

Ed Begley Jr. Goes Green

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Gina:

Top 10 Best Picture Winners That Inspire

Remixing “Chicago 10″

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Kerry:

How To Set the World On Fire Without Burning Out

Eco-Brokers Cater to Green Homebuyers

Have you ever watched a movie trailer and thought you could have done a better job editing it? Well thanks to http://eyespot.com and Chicago 10 now you can! and head on over to the video mashup site and click on the Chicago 10 link to start mixing various clips from the movie. I have to admit that I really like the original trailer and don’t think it needs to be re-edited, but it’s super fun to do! And more than that, the best mix will be featured on the Chicago 10 DVD and one of the judges is Brett Morgan, the director of Chicago 10!

You can watch my mix below (it’s only my first so stay tuned for a more refined version in the future), along with the official trailer (below the fold), so watch and get going on your own mix - if you make one that you think is really good, e-mail the link to me at gina@takepart.com and maybe I’ll feature it on the Takepart blog!

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