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In today’s top news, Carol Gray, the mother of Kimani Gray, wants to know why the police had to kill her son; Jonathan Watkins, the father of slain infant Jonylah Watkins, is in talks with Chicago police; and rapper Jay-Z will co-produce and perform on the soundtrack for The Great Gatsby.

Carol Gray, mother of Kimani Gray, wants to know why the police had to kill her son. [AP]

Jonathan Watkins, father of slain infant Jonylah Watkins, is in talks with Chicago police. [ABC Chicago]

Rapper Jay-Z has teamed up with Australian director Baz Luhrmann to produce and perform on the soundtrack for The Great Gatsby. [Reuters]

The two officers now under scrutiny for fatally shooting Brooklyn teen Kimani Gray are decorated cops who had fired their weapons before. [NY Daily News]

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is being asked to apologize for referring to the first Black female leader of the state Assembly by race and gender, and not by name. [AP]

Antron Brown is the first African-American to win a major driving title in the U.S. [Jacksonville.com]

Ohio conservative Sen. Rob Portman is changing his stance on gay marriage after finding out his son is gay. [CNN]

Another Carnival Cruise ship is having technical difficulties that are affecting its sailing speed. [Huffington Post]

The UN and human rights groups are warning of a rise in sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [Al Jazeera]

An alleged victim described abuses she says were committed under former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier’s rule. [BET]

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In today’s top news, George Zimmerman’s lawyers want to question Trayvon Martin’s friend who spoke to him before he was killed, President Obama says today is “the best of times and worst of times” for Black Americans and Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail.

Defense lawyers in Trayvon Martin case want to question friend who was on the phone with him before he was killed. [AP]

President Obama says today is “the best of times and worst of times” for Blacks on Rev. Al Sharpton radio show.  [The Grio]

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of killing his girlfriend, has been granted bail. [CNN]

Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa welcomed their baby boy to the world Thursday. [BET]

The family of Emmett Till has penned an open letter to Lil Wayne for his controversial lyrics referencing Till. [TheGrio]

Blacks are consuming 15 percent of their calories from fast food, compared to 11 percent for whites. [BET]

Ted Nugent says President Obama is “the clear and present engineer of the destruction of Black America.” [Black Voices]

Democrats say Virginia’s new voter bill will disenfranchise the poor, elderly and African-Americans. [BET]

In Haiti, the U.N. will not compensate families of those who died in a 2010 epidemic blamed on U.N. peacekeepers. [Al Jazeera]

Fighting continues in Sudan’s Darfur region, with 21 people dead and 33 injured. [Reuters]

In today’s top news, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed now supports gay marriage; census data shows whites to lose majority status in the U.S. by 2043; and Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife will not seek his old House seat.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed now supports gay marriage. [BET]

Census data shows whites to lose majority status in the U.S. by 2043. [L.A.Times]

Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife will not seek his old House seat. [BET]

The influence of Michigan’s union-weakening right to work laws may spread across the U.S. [NBCNews]

A$AP Rocky pleads guilty to attempted grand larceny. [BET]

Evelyn Lozada poses naked for PETA. [Grio]

A new study shows that pedestrians who text are four times as likely to be hit by a car. [ABC]

Sean Penn said Port-au-Prince Haiti is no more or less dangerous than Detroit. [AP]

A woman in Spain was arrested for transporting cocaine in her breast implants. [CNN]

The FDA has issued a warning for body parts and human tissue implants that may be tainted. [NBCNews]

In today’s top news, President Obama and Mitt Romney wrapped up the presidential debates with a bang, a Black woman in Louisiana says the KKK set her on fire and one of the students in the FAMU hazing case was cleared of jail time.

President Obama and Mitt Romney wrapped up the presidential debates with a bang. [CNN]

A Black woman in Louisiana says the KKK set her on fire. [CBSNews]

One of the students in the FAMU hazing case will not receive jail time for his involvement. [CNN]

Wyclef explains his now infamous Speedo pic circulating the internet. [BET]

Rapper Gunplay is released on $150,000 bond. [BET]

Azealia Banks is boycotting designer Dolce and Gabbana over racist imagery in its Spring 2013 line. [BET]

Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s bid to trademark daughter Blue Ivy’s name was rejected. [CNN]

France plans to send drones to Mali. [AP]

Benin uncovers a plot to poison the president. [AJE]

The Clintons are hosting a delegation in Haiti to show off a newly opened industrial park. [AP]

In today’s top news, Tameka Raymond plans to appeal her loss of full custody of her two children with Usher Raymond, anti-Obama documentary 2016: Obama’s America earned a whopping $6.3 million at the box office and weekend gun violence in Chicago claims the lives of nine and wounds 28.

Tameka Raymond plans to appeal her loss of full custody of her two children with Usher Raymond. [BET]

The scathing anti-Obama documentary 2016: Obama’s America earned $6.3 million at the box office. [BET]

Weekend gun violence in Chicago claims the lives of nine and wounds 28. [NBC News]

Tropical Storm Isaac threatens the Gulf Coast after claiming lives in Haiti. [Miami Herald]

Morris Brown College files for bankruptcy. [AP]

Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas tells Oprah she was called a “slave” by former teammates. [WSBTV]

Terrell Owens gets dumped from the Seattle Seahawks. [ESPN]

A study shows that school vouchers have a positive effect on college enrollment for African-Americans. [CNN]

Angola deports a band of Chinese gangsters accused of extortion, kidnappings and armed robberies. [BBC]

Miners slowly return to South Africa’s Lonmin platinum mine after deadly strikes. [BBC]

In today’s top news, Rodney King’s autopsy results showed that drugs and alcohol contributed to his death, Mitt Romney is shy about releasing his tax returns because he doesn’t want to reveal how much he tithes to the Mormon Church and Alabama raises a monument to a Ku Klux Klan leader.

Rodney King’s autopsy results showed that drugs and alcohol contributed to his death. [LATimes]

Mitt Romney says he is reluctant to release his tax returns because he doesn’t want to reveal how much he tithes to the Mormon Church. [AP]

Alabama raises a monument to a Ku Klux Klan leader and draws the ire of residents. [NBC News]

George Zimmerman’s attorney has shut down his client’s Facebook page because it led to “unhelpful discussions.” [AP]

Previously undiscovered tapes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. captures his views on civil rights and Africa. [BET]

Lil Wayne says he found the now infamous club brawl between Drake and Chris Brown funny. [BET]

BET’s T.J. Holmes made it on to Vibe’s Juice Crew list. [BET]

Tropical storm Issac will hit Haiti and the Dominican Republic Friday and Florida residents urged to prepare for its arrival on Monday. [Weather.com]

Best Buy’s new CEO is slated to be paid $6.25 million if he doesn’t take the job. [NBC News]

Norway finds mass killer Anders Breivik sane, sentences him to 21 years in prison. [BBC]

In today’s top news, Beyoncé reportedly brought down the house in her four-night post-baby concert in Atlantic City, Diddy’s son earns a $54,000 football scholarship to UCLA and Jay-Z is slated to oversee the remake of Annie starring Willow Smith.

Beyoncé reportedly brought down the house in her four-night post-baby concert in Atlantic City. [BET]

Diddy’s son awarded a $54,000 football scholarship to UCLA. [Daily Mail]

Jay-Z slated to oversee the remake of Annie starring Willow Smith. [BET]

T.I. plans to release his second novel in September. [BET]

Federal unemployment extensions for many long-term unemployed Americans are set to expire. [NYT]

Syracuse University and Alex Haley’s son are in a tug of war over a letter written by Malcolm X. [Post-Standard]

Miami police shot an unidentified man who tried to chew another mans face off. [MSNBC]

Cory Booker tells Oprah he can’t imagine running for president. [Star-Ledger]

A U.S. envoy to Haiti says that it will take another 30 years before the country starts to see economic growth. [MontrealGazette]

Sudan is set to withdraw its troops from disputed oil town Abyei. [BBC]

In today’s top news, Herman Cain endorses Mitt Romney for president, legendary go-go performer Chuck Brown dies at age 75 and pastor and famous gospel singer Marvin Winans is carjacked and robbed in Detroit.

Herman Cain endorses Mitt Romney for president. [BET]

Legendary go-go performer Chuck Brown dies at age 75. [CNN]

Pastor and famous gospel singer Marvin Winans was carjacked and robbed in Detroit Wednesday. [WXYZ]

Man sues Walmart over “all black people leave” announcement. [MSNBC]

An all-white Houston jury acquits a white officer in the beating of a Black teen. [LATimes]

Children from ethnic and racial minorities now make up more than half the births in the U.S. [BBC]

Tim Story has surpassed Tyler Perry as the highest grossing Black director in Hollywood. [BET]

Tupac Shakur’s estate denies he was a homophobe. [BET]

Usher wants his ex-wife Tameka Foster out of his Atlanta mansion. [TMZ]

Precious metal reserves valued at $20 billion discovered in Haiti’s hills. [Caribbean360]

In today’s top news, Chaka Khan and friends record Trayvon Martin tribute, Magic Johnson and partners make record purchase of L.A. Dodgers for $2 billion and the Supreme Court holds its final day of arguments on Obama’s historic health care law

Chaka Khan and friends record Trayvon Martin tribute. [BET]

Magic Johnson and partners buy L.A. Dodgers for $2 billion. [AP]

Supreme Court holds its final day of arguments on Obama’s historic health care law. [Reuters]

Gas prices reach $4 and above in 10 states and Washington. D.C. [CNN]

Some Hunger Games fans post racist comments to Twitter in disappointment over casting of Black actors. [BET]

Basketball Wives star Tami Roman suffers a mild heart attack. [BET]

U.N. human rights chief says Syria is targeting children. [BBC]

The Red Cross considers building a hotel in Haiti. [AP]

Mega Millions jackpot reaches record $476 million. [MSNBC]

France seeks arrest of Equitorial Guinea president’s  “playboy” son for money laundering. [Reuters]

In today’s top news, U.S. blood banks are in severe need of African-American donors, Super Tuesday raises the stakes for Republican presidential nominee hopefuls and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says it’s legal to kill Americans plotting terrorism abroad.

U.S. blood banks are in severe need of African-American donors. [BET]

Super Tuesday has arrived. [BET]

Attorney General Eric Holder says it’s legal to kill Americans plotting terrorism abroad. [Telegraph]

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says time is running out for Iran. [CNN]

Study: Violent crime has spiked in Haiti’s cities. [AP]

Colleges and employers request applicant’s Facebook passwords. [MSNBC]

Study: Black and Latino students far more likely to be suspended than whites. [MSNBC]

Black families overrepresented among U.S. homeless. [ICPH]

Former U.S. service members suing over sexual assaults at prestigious Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. [TODAY]

U.S. pledges aid to Congo after 200 killed in Blast. [AFP]