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

I was shopping at H & M last week and was impressed with H & M’s “Fashion Against AIDS” clothing collection. Not only are the clothes cute, but they are for a fantastic cause as you can see from this promo video

Hoping to promote awareness especially to youth about HIV/AIDS, H & M teamed up with Designers Against AIDS to create this unisex collection designed by celebs: Rihanna, Good Charlotte, Jade Jagger, My Chemical Romance, Rufus Wainwright, Timbaland, The Cardigans, Chicks on Speed, Justice, Katharine Hamnett, Scissor Sisters, Tiga, Henrick Vibskov and Ziggy Marley. The artists donated their services, and 25%of the proceeds from the collection will go to HIV/AIDS prevention projects around the world.

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