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In today’s news, President Obama offered a highly personal speech about the responsibility of men at a commencement address at Morehouse College; a young African-American film director is gaining a following at the Cannes Film Festival; and the NAACP’s protests of changes in North Carolina laws will continue this week.

Obama gets personal about race and manhood at Morehouse. [Washington Post]

Young African-American director creates buzz at Cannes. [France 24]

NAACP protests at North Carolina General Assembly over voting rights will continue. [WSOC-TV]

Train derailments in Connecticut could affect travel all week. [Wall Street Journal]

Despite troubles, Obama’s poll ratings remain steady. [Washington Times]

Ivory Coast massacre suspect held in custody. [BBC]

Liberian President Johnson Sirleaf defends record on good governance. [Reuters]

Former Congressman Allen West joins Fox News. [BET]

Two FBI agents killed in training accident. [ABC]

One winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball sold in Florida. [Chicago Tribune]

Woman kicked off airplane for singing Whitney Houston song. [Jet]

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In today’s news, a hacker gained access to the Associated Press Twitter account and sent false news about President Obama, causing stocks to plunge briefly; The Boston bombing suspect appears to lack ties to terrorist groups overseas; and Congressman Charles Rangel of Harlem is suing to overturn his censure by Congress.

Hackers compromise AP Twitter account, sending false Obama news. [CBS]

Boston bombing suspects appears to lack ties to foreign terrorists. [Washington Post]

Charles Rangel sues to overturn censure by Congress. [BET]

Charges dropped against Mississippi man in ricin case. [Clarion Ledger]

A 15-year-old is shot near Obama Chicago home. [BET]

Rush Limbaugh compares Boston bombing suspect to Trayvon Martin. [Huffington Post]

French embassy in Algeria bombed. [BBC]

Nelson Mandela wants family to pave their own way. [The Telegraph]

Lauryn Hill pleads guilty in tax evasion suit. [Jet]

Lakers seek to cope with loss of Kobe Bryant. [LATimes]

In today’s top news, President Obama warned that hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose jobs unless Congress takes action soon, mentally impaired Georgia inmate Warren Hill was spared from execution and four are dead after a California man went on a shooting spree.

President Obama warned that hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose jobs unless Congress takes action before March 1. [BET]

Mentally impaired Georgia inmate Warren Hill was spared from execution by final-hour stays from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Georgia Court of Appeals. [CNN]

Four are dead after a California man went on a shooting spree during a series of carjackings before taking his own life. [Reuters]

A natural gas explosion caused a massive fire in Kansas City, Missouri, injuring 14. [NBCNews]

Real Husbands of Hollywood star Kevin Hart will host Saturday Night Live. [BET]

Tracey Edmonds and BET founder Robert Johnson will launch a faith-based digital network. [Grio]

Quincy Jones has launched a music education app. [AP]

A member of the Navy Seal Team Six crew that killed Osama bin Laden says he listened to Game’s “Red Nation” before killing the terrorist leader. [BET]

France is urging its citizens to leave Cameroon after seven French tourists were kidnapped. [BBC]

The U.N. warned that four million Syrians are in need of assistance amid civil war and a typhoid outbreak. [AJE]

In today’s top news, the U.S. Postal Service will end Saturday mail service to cut costs; a Florida judge denied George Zimmerman’s request to delay his murder trial; and Home Depot announces plans to hire 80,000 more employees for spring.

The U.S. Postal Service will end Saturday mail service to cut costs. [BET]

Home Depot announced plans to hire 80,000 more employees for spring. [CNN]

A Florida judge denied George Zimmerman’s request to delay his murder trial. [BET]

Florida congresswoman Frederica Wilson introduced a resolution honoring Trayvon Martin on his 18th birthday. [Grio]

A proposed bill in Alabama would exonerate the wrongly convicted Scottsboro Boys. [BET]

The city of Detroit may lose up to 51 of its public parks. [Yahoo!]

Students at Duke University are planning to protest a racist, Asian-themed fraternity party. [Yahoo!]

A pregnant prison guard was arrested for having sex with an inmate who faces the death penalty for murder. [NBCNews].

French officials say they are in a “real war” with terrorists in Mali. [BBC]

The U.N. condemned Somalia for convicting a journalist and the rape victim he interviewed. [AJE]

In today’s top news, today marks the start of Black History Month, the Black unemployment rate slipped to 13.8 percent in January and a student was taken into custody for the shooting of a 14-year-old student at an Atlanta middle school.

Today marks the start of Black History Month. [BET]

The Black unemployment rate slipped to 13.8 percent in January. [BET]

A student was taken into custody for the shooting of a 14-year-old student at an Atlanta middle school. [USATODAY]

At least three people are dead after a suicide bombing outside the U.S. embassy in Turkey. [CNN]

Beyoncé sang the national anthem live and admitted to lip-syncing at President Obama’s inauguration. [BET]

California’s Hispanic population is expected to outnumber whites by 2014. [Reuters]

The Arkansas senate approved a bill to ban some abortions as early as five weeks into the pregnancy. [Reuters]

A 5-year-old boy in Alabama has been held hostage in an underground bunker for four days, as of today. [NBCNews]

Gambia is giving public sector workers a four-day work week so citizens have more time to “pray, socialize and tend to fields.” [BBC]

French president Francois Hollande will visit Mali on Saturday. [AJE]

In today’s top news, the White House condemned the shooting death of Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton, George Zimmerman wants to delay his murder trial and the Jamaican government has embraced the controversial Super Bowl ad featuring white actors and Jamaican accents.

The White House condemned the shooting death of Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton. [BET]

George Zimmerman wants to delay his murder trial for the shooting of Trayvon Martin. [AP]

The Jamaican government has embraced the controversial Super Bowl ad featuring white actors and Jamaican accents. [Grio]

Arab-Americans are calling Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl ad racist. [NBCNews]

African-American William “Mo” Cowan will fill the senate seat vacated by John Kerry. [BET]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver apologized for anti-gay remarks. [ESPN]

Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas will donate her Olympic items to the Smithsonian. [AP]

The NFL has dispelled rumors that Beyoncé  made outlandish demands for her Super Bowl performance. [BET]

Zimbabwe’s bank balance is $217 after paying government employees last week. [AJE]

France says Mali’s militants are in “disarray” after three weeks of airstrikes. [BBC]

In today’s top news, President Obama championed diversity, civil rights in his inaugural speech, Michelle Obama wore a stunning red Jason Wu gown to the inaugural balls and the president is expected to sign a three-month debt ceiling extension.

President Obama championed diversity, civil rights in his inaugural speech. [BET]

Michelle Obama wore a stunning red Jason Wu gown to the inaugural balls. [CBSNews]

The president is expected to sign a three-month debt ceiling extension. [USATODAY]

The nation’s high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976. [AP]

Teen rapper Chief Keef is being sued for child support. [BET]

Justin Timberlake’s new single “Suit & Tie” breaks Billboard records. [BET]

Jamie Foxx calls Spike Lee’s criticism of Quentin Tarantino “irresponsible.” [BET]

An advocacy group says fake ingredients in food are on the rise. [GMA]

Fruitvale, a film about police brutality victim Oscar Grant, was well received at Sundance Film Festival. [Grio]

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is appealing his war-crimes conviction. [BBC]

The U.S. has started transporting French troops and weapons to Mali. [Reuters]

In today’s top news, Don Cheadle and Django Unchained won Golden Globe awards, Colin Powell chided the GOP for its “intolerance” and Nas was hospitalized for vertigo.

Don Cheadle and Django Unchained won Golden Globe awards. [BET]

Colin Powell said there is a “darn vein of intolerance” running through some parts of the GOP. [BET]

Nas was hospitalized for vertigo. [BET]

A Missouri court has appointed a lawyer to protect the interests of the late Jovan Belcher’s 4-month-old daughter. [USATODAY]

Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa have decided to call off their divorce. [CNN]

Louis Farrakhan called Django Unchained “preparation for a race war.” [FOX]

An Ohio town will let some school employees bring guns to school once they have received tactical training. [Reuters]

Record low water levels in the Great Lakes are snarling commerce, tourism in the region. [CNN]

French fighter jets began bombing targets in militant strongholds of northern Mali this weekend. [AP]

Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki blocked a bid by legislators to give themselves $100K pay bonuses. [AP]

In today’s top news, Rep. Charles Rangel called the lack of diversity in President Obama’s cabinet “embarrassing as hell,” Atlanta pastor Louie Giglio was withdrawn from Obama’s inauguration over anti-gay remarks and Tyler Perry is offering a $100k reward for information in the case of two Florida men that went missing in 2003.

Rep. Charles Rangel called the lack of diversity in President Obama’s cabinet “embarrassing as hell.” [BET]

Atlanta pastor Louie Giglio was withdrawn from President Obama’s inauguration over anti-gay remarks. [BET]

Tyler Perry is offering a $100k reward for information in the case of two Florida men that went missing in 2003. [AP]

President Obama signed a law giving himself lifetime Secret Service detail. [Yahoo!]

Entertainment companies agree to hold dialogue on gun violence. [L.A.Times]

A student was shot at a Taft, California, high school Thursday. [AP]

Beyoncé announces new Destiny’s Child music. [BET]

Donald Trump crowns a Black Miss USA, Nana Meriwether. [E!News]

Rebels in the Central African Republic have agreed to a one-week truce with the government. [BBC]

France says its ready to intervene in Mali to stop militants in the country’s north. [BBC]

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In today’s top news, Morehouse College names a new president, an accused East Coast rape suspect says women were objects and one anti-Obama CEO gave his employees raises instead of layoffs after President Obama’s re-election.

Morehouse College names a new president. [Atlanta Business Chronicle]

An accused East Coast rape suspect says women were objects. [AP]

One anti-Obama CEO gave his employees raises instead of layoffs after President Obama’s re-election. [CNN]

An Arizona woman ran over her husband with a car for not voting in the presidential election. [Reuters]

A group of Black L.A.pastors is protesting foreclosures on their churches by a Black-owned bank. [L.A. Times]

A judge ruled Halle Berry may not permanently relocate her 4-year-old daughter to France. [BET]

Lauryn Hill responds to Wyclef at a recent concert. [BET]

Shyne responds to Game’s diss song. [BET]

A new commuter train opens in Nairobi, Kenya. [BBC]

South African police arrest 37 in yet another mine protest. [Reuters]