In today’s top news, Nelson Mandela celebrates his 94th birthday, Mitt Romney may have narrowed his pick for vice president and Jada Pinkett Smith urges Congress to fight human trafficking.

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith urges Congress to fight human trafficking and slavery. [AP]

Nelson Mandela celebrates his 94th birthday today. [BET]

Mitt Romney may have narrowed his vice president pick list down to three hopefuls. [REUTERS]

Africa scores its own domain name: Dot Africa. [All Africa]

Britain’s only Black weekly paper is denied access to Olympics Stadium. [The Grio]

Nigeria slaps Shell Oil Company with a multi-billion dollar lawsuit. [AFP]

Pulitzer-Prize winning Black columnist William Raspberry dies from cancer. [BET]

Black children living in housing projects are more likely to smoke. [BET]

Tiger Woods looks to regain golf’s “Player of the Year” title with a British Open win. [NYDN]

Drug for immune disorders may help to stabilize Alzheimer’s. [WSJ]