In today’s top news, President Obama may unveil his plans to curb gun violence as soon as Wednesday, Lance Armstrong reportedly admitted to doping in an interview with Oprah and Jovan Belcher’s autopsy showed he was legally drunk when he killed himself and his girlfriend.

President Obama may reveal his plans to curb gun violence as soon as Wednesday. [AP]

Lance Armstrong reportedly admitted to doping in an interview with Oprah. [Reuters]

Jovan Belcher’s autopsy showed he was legally drunk when he killed himself and his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins. [Reuters]

Good Morning America host Robin Roberts expects to return to the show in Feburary after recovering from a treatment for a rare blood disorder. [Reuters]

Oxygen reportedly cancels its plans to produce Shawty Lo’s All My Babies’ Mamas reality show. [Daily Beast]

Big Boi reveals he voted for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson instead of President Obama. [BET]

Obama lookalikes are in high demand now that inauguration season is upon us. [BET]

New York subway trains will enter stations more slowly after the deaths of two passengers who were pushed onto the tracks as trains arrived. [NBCNews]

President Obama’s stepbrother is running for governor of the western Kenyan county of Siaya. [Bloomberg]

Regional West African troops are slated to arrive in Mali within the next few days. [BBC]

In today’s top news, George Zimmerman’s defense releases bloody nose photo, a New York court upheld a $1 million high school racial harassment award and Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas releases her memoir today.

George Zimmerman’s defense releases bloody nose photo.[BET]

A New York court upheld a $1 million high school racial harassment award. [AP]

Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas releases her memoir today. [Grio]

Study shows weak graduation rates for  Black male college athletes. [AP]

An Arizona high school principal is under fire for making two boys hold hands as punishment for fighting. [NBCNews]

Rob Kardashian slams Rita Ora on Twitter after their breakup. [BET]

Tyga admits to his wealthy upbringing after an old video surfaces. [BET]

Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija overtakes Oprah as world’s richest Black woman. [PRWeb]

A U.K. company plans to build massive solar power plant in Ghana. [BBC]

NATO warns Syria against using chemical weapons on its population. [AJE]

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In today’s top news, a new Obama campaign ad uses Big Bird to attack Mitt Romney, affirmative action in higher education is once again before the U.S. Supreme Court and Detroit’s police chief steps down amid sex probe.

A new Obama campaign ad uses Big Bird to attack Mitt Romney. [Yahoo]

Affirmative action in higher education is once again before the U.S. Supreme Court. [LATimes]

Detroit’s police chief steps down amid sex probe. [AP]

Michelle Obama says she “rarely step[s] foot in the West Wing.” [The Hill]

Chris Brown expresses his love triangle angst in a short film. [BET]

Roscoe Dash is expecting payment for co-writing a Kanye West song. [BET]

Clueless star Stacey Dash makes a public statement backing Mitt Romney. [MTV]

Oprah says she has “no judgment” about Chris Brown and Rihanna’s rekindled friendship. [MTV]

Nicole Kidman refused to say the N-word in her role in the new film The Paperboy. [BET]

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez wins re-election. [Reuters]

In today’s top news, a judge halts Pennsylvania’s controversial new voter ID requirement, Usher orders his ex-wife out of his mansion and Oprah’s OWN is slated to partner with Tyler Perry.

A judge halts Pennsylvania’s controversial new voter ID requirement. [BET]

Usher orders his ex-wife out of his mansion. [BET]

Oprah’s OWN to partner with Tyler Perry. [LATimes]

A Philly police officer was caught on tape punching a woman at a Puerto Rican Day Parade. [AP]

Jay-Z reflects on the anniversary of his Hard Knock Life album. [BET]

Study shows Black children are exposed to more background television. [CSM]

Winter storms will now receive names, courtesy of the Weather Channel. [Weather]

Twenty-five students were killed in northern Nigeria by an unknown gunman. [BBC]

A Dutch “abortion boat” is sailing to the coast of Morocco to provide offshore abortions. [BBC]

In today’s top news, Nicki Minaj has officially agreed to join American Idol as a judge, Chicago may sue teachers’ union as strike drags on and Michelle Obama is slated to give the keynote address at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner.

Nicki Minaj has officially agreed to join American Idol as a judge. [BET]

Chicago may sue teachers’ union as strike drags on. [NBCNews]

Michelle Obama is slated to give the keynote address at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner. [PRN]

Occupy Wall Street reignites its fight against the 1 percent. [NBCNews]

Report: Clark Atlanta students have some of the highest debt. [Grio]

Usher broke his silence about his recent custody battle on Oprah’s Next Chapter. [BET]

Chris Brown is due back in court over his assault case. [AP]

Bay Area rapper J. Diggs was arrested for attempted murder. [BET]

Thousands around the Muslim world are still protesting over an offensive film. [BBC]

South African police have banned activist Julius Malema from addressing the striking miners. [BBC]

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, South Africa’s deadly mine riots highlight squalid conditions of life on the mine, Rihanna told Oprah that she will always love Chris Brown and actress Zoe Saldana is slated to play Nina Simone in a biopic about the late singer.

South Africa’s deadly mine riots highlight squalid conditions of life on the mine. [AFP]

Rihanna told Oprah that she will always love ex Chris Brown. [BET]

Several charities have accused Rihanna of sanctioning domestic violence after her Oprah interview. [Independent]

Actress Zoe Saldana is slated to play Nina Simone in a biopic about the late singer. [BET]

The National Association of Black Journalists laments the lack of minority moderators scheduled for presidential debates. [BET]

A government health panel may make HIV testing as routine as cholesterol screenings. [Reuters]

A GOP Senate candidate is under fire after stating that women can’t get pregnant if it is a “legitimate rape.” [Yahoo]

First Lady Michelle Obama will visit the victims of the Sikh temple shooting Thursday. [CNN]

Nicki Minaj was forced to cancel two concert dates this weekend because of damaged vocal chords. [AP]

Ebola breaks out in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [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, George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin’s family, Michelle Bachmann used the phrase “tar baby” in reference to President Obama’s energy policy and President Obama tells students, “I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth.”

George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin’s shooter, appears in court for bail hearing. [BET]

Michelle Bachmann used the phrase “tar baby” in reference to President Obama’s energy policy. [AP]

President Obama tells students, “I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth.” [NBC]

Sheree Whitfield is leaving the Real Housewives of Atlanta. [BET]

Oprah not listed among Time’s 100 Most Influential People. [Reuters]

Oprah is slated to speak at Spelman’s graduation this year. [AJC]

Measles cases reached 15-year high in 2011. [CNN]

The FDA confirms that Gulf seafood is safe for consumption despite discoveries of deformities. [AP]

Starbucks to discontinue using dye extracted from bugs for their beverages. [CNN]

South Sudan to pull out of disputed oil town. [CBS]

In today’s top news, Oprah wants to interview Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman, Florida NAACP condemns Al Sharpton’s call for civil disobedience if Zimmerman isn’t arrested soon and police in California gun down an unarmed Black teen.

Oprah wants to interview George Zimmerman. [BET]

Florida NAACP condemned Al Sharpton’s call for civil disobedience if George Zimmerman isn’t arrested soon. [WKMG]

Police in California gun down an unarmed Black teen. [RT]

Lil Boosie will receive anonymous jury in murder-for-hire case. [BET]

Some of Whitney Houston’s iconic clothes and jewelry fetched $80k at an auction Saturday. [CNN]

U.K. police brutality and racism caught on tape. [CNN]

Britain authorizes an intelligence agency to monitor all phone calls, emails, texts and online activities in the country. [Reuters]

Thousands of homes nationwide are priced at $10k or less. [MSNBC]

Study shows the HPV virus lasts longer in young Black women. [AACR]

Hillary Clinton warns Syria of “serious repercussions” if cease fire doesn’t begin. [MSNBC]

Kony 2012 sequel to be released tomorrow. [ABC]