Mtvs Staying Alive Campaign

Travis McCoy and MTV Get People Talking About HIV

Alexandra Polier | Posted 12.10.2009 | Entertainment


Alexandra Polier

In the two weeks that I traveled with Mr. McCoy this summer, visiting AIDS clinics in South Africa, India and the Philippines, I saw the songwriter transform from a boy to a man and from a rapper to an artist.

My Trip to South Africa for MTV's Staying Alive Campaign

Travis McCoy | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


Travis McCoy

Bulelani Mvotho, a young filmmaker and Staying Alive Grantee, blushed a little when I referred to him as a role model. He says he's just "playing his role."