In today’s top news, the Senate is scheduled to vote on more than $50 billion in aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy, two Latino men were arrested for hate crimes against a Black family and Chris Brown and Frank Ocean were involved in an “all out brawl” in L.A.

The Senate is scheduled to vote on more than $50 billion in aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy. [CNN]

Three people were arrested for a Brazil club fire that killed 231 and left 82 injured. [Reuters]

A woman in Chicago lost her fourth child to gun violence in a weekend shootout. [AP]

Two Latino men were arrested for hate crimes against a Black family. [CBSNews]

The Obama administration is seeking $32 million to train troops in Mali. [AP]

Chris Brown and Frank Ocean were involved in an “all out brawl” in L.A. [BET]

Ohio Players front man Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner died Saturday at age 69. [BET]

Concern is growing about suicides among military families. [NBCNews]

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sprung from weekend stint in jail. [CNN]

Maligned rapper Snoop Lion has received the blessing of Bob Marley’s son after reggae legend Bunny Wailer called him a fraud. [Grio]

In today’s top news, the Black unemployment rate rose to 14.0 percent in December; NAACP President Ben Jealous says new GOP senator Tim Scott doesn’t care about civil rights; and a sixth man plead guilty to federal hate crime charges for targeting African-Americans in Jackson, Mississippi.

The Black unemployment rate rose to 14.0 percent in December. [BET]

NAACP President Ben Jealous says new GOP senator Tim Scott doesn’t care about civil rights. [BET]

A sixth man plead guilty to federal hate crime charges for targeting African-Americans in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2011. [USATODAY]

GM is recalling more than 69,000 full-sized trucks and vans that could easily roll away. [Reuters]

Frank Ocean was busted for speeding and marijuana possession in California. [BET]

Philadelphia’s Mummers parade features Blackface. [Grio]

A California lawyer gives his house to a homeless family for a year. [NYDN]

Congressional supporters seek to revive the Violence Against Women Act. [CNN]

Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels threaten to end peace talks with the government. [BBC]

A mysterious martian meteorite is found in the deserts of Morocco. [BBC]

In today’s top news, new details emerge in the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide; President Obama is expected to ask Congress for $50 billion in emergency funds for Hurricane Sandy relief; and Katt Williams says he’s “kinda done” with stand-up comedy.

New details emerge as police try to piece together the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide. [BET]

President Obama is expected to ask Congress for $50 billion in emergency funds for Hurricane Sandy relief. [NYT]

Katt Williams says he’s “kinda done” with stand-up comedy. [CNN]

A fourth man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges for killing  James Anderson of Mississippi. [AP]

Beyoncé confirms that she will release new music before her Super Bowl performance in February. [Billboard]

A new poll shows the majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. [Reuters]

Marvin Gaye’s son wants Lenny Kravitz out of the late singer’s biopic. [BET]

Jay-Z chronicles the Barclays Center opening in new documentary. [BET]

Jamie Foxx will star in the upcoming Spider Man sequel. [ET]

Mali’s government has begun talks with the country’s rebels for the first time. [BBC]

In today’s top news, three Texas white supremacists are found guilty of hate crimes for assaulting a Black man, photos surfaced showing U.S. troops posing next to mangled body parts of Afghan corpses and the first lady speaks out on the death of Trayvon Martin.

Three Texas white supremacists are found guilty of hate crimes for assaulting a Black man. [BET]

U.S. troops posed smiling next to mangled body parts of Afghan corpses. [L.A. Times]

The first lady speaks out on the death of Trayvon Martin. [AP]

Michelle Obama shows off her prom picture. [BET]

Witness at Senate hearing says “End Racial Profiling Act” offends police. [BET]

Thousands housed in trailers after Hurricane Katrina may receive payments. [Reuters]

Fans are suing reality show The Bachelor for its failure to cast people of color. [NYDN]

Diddy, Jay-Z top Forbes’s list of the five wealthiest hip hop artists. [Forbes]

An abducted Texas newborn is found alive and safe after woman kills his mother. [MSNBC]

Gulf seafood deformities post-BP oil spill baffle scientists. [AJE]

Mali picks Microsoft official as interim prime minister. [AJE]

In today’s top news, Soul Train pioneer Don Cornelius dies at 75, Beyoncé fans want to erect a monument to the singer in Houston and BET celebrates Black History Month.

Soul Train pioneer Don Cornelius dies at 75. [BET]

Beyoncé fans in Houston are clamoring for a monument to the singer. [BET]

BET celebrates Black History Month. [BET]

Flavor Flav speaks out on his recent family feud. [BET]

A Congolese inventor has created the first African tablet. [News.com.au]

More and more Americans are shirking census race labels. [FOX]

Connecticut student bullied for not being ‘Black enough.’ [NewsTimes]

South African lesbian killers get 18 years in prison. [BBC]

Pfizer recalls one million packets of birth control. [MSNBC]

Photography exhibit examines Black male fashion. [BET]

In today’s top news, Etta James’s record sales have gained new life following her death, Black leaders in New Jersey say civil rights are too important to be left to a popular vote and U.S. economic growth is picking up.

Etta James’s record sales soaring after her death. [BET]

Black leaders in New Jersey say civil rights shouldn’t be left to a popular vote. [BET]

U.S. economic growth picking up. [BBC]

Mary J. Blige is upset her song from The Help didn’t snag any Oscar nods. [BET]

President Obama hits his stride ahead of the 2012 elections. [BET]

African leaders say they are ready to lead world growth. [AFP]

Atheist teen forces school to remove prayer from wall. [NYT]

Nigerian president open to talking with Boko Haram. [AJE]

Costa Concordia cruise disaster survivors offered $14,460 each. [MSNBC]

Three Chicago teens face hate crime charges for attacking an African-American student. [AP]

(Photo: AP Photo/Maricopa County Sheriffs Office)

Video of a young President Obama sweeps the internet. [USAToday]

Egyptian cabinet threatens resignation amid protest violence. [NYTimes]

Congressional debt super committee fails to reach a deal. [BET]

Mother of missing Arizona girl, Jahessye Shockley is arrested on child abuse charges. [BET]

UN says that worldwide AIDS deaths are down 21 percent. [BET]

Atheist billboard ruffles feathers ahead of holiday season. [CNN]

More students busted in SAT cheating scandal [MSNBC]

White supremacist teen admits to killing gay classmate. [ABC]

Rapper B.o.B. donates $10K to feed the homeless. [BET]

Nigeria moves to ban gay marriage. [AP]

The father of an 18-year-old Buffalo, N.Y., man whose son was brutally beaten by a group of African-American men is begging the community to turn in the abusers, saying that the assault only occurred because his son, who is White, was dating a Black girl. Brian Milligan Sr., says that the assailants beat his son with their fists, feet and a huge chunk of concrete, leaving him bloody, bruised and with a broken jaw and gash in the back of his head. But, despite the seriousness of the beating, Milligan said he has heard very little from the police, the media and overall community. He’d like to see the case prosecuted as a hate crime. “If this was a Black guy who was beaten by a group of White guys for dating a White girl, people would be up in arms,” he said. “There’s a double standard.” Buffalo Police say that a group of 10 to 15 Black men attacked Milligan Jr. late at night. Mike DeGeorge, a spokesman for the police department, said that although no arrests have been made, the matter is still being investigated. Milligan Sr. said that his son and girlfriend, Nicola Fletcher, also 18, are regularly harassed because of their interracial relationship. “Every time they walk the streets, people stop him and call him ‘cracker’ and ask her why she’s not with a Black guy,” Milligan Sr. said. Just two days before the attack, Fletcher said she was shot with paintball pellets by the same group. “I’m afraid to walk the streets,” she said. “Those guys are still out there.”

An immigrant-advocacy group says it will ask the Justice Department to file federal charges against two White teens acquitted Friday of beating to death a 25-year-old Mexican man in a small Pennsylvania mining town. Read the rest.

 Talk about hatin’ on Barack Obama …, three White men from New York were so angry that he had become the first African-American president that they went into a frenzy, yelling racial slurs and beating up Black folks, according to federal prosecutors. They even whipped a White man they thought was Black. “Shortly after learning of Barack Obama’s victory, [they] decided to find African Americans to assault in retaliation for an African-American winning the election,” prosecutors said in court papers Wednesday. Read the rest here.