In today’s top news, Andre 3000 begins shooting Jimi Hendrix biopic, Oprah’s OWN network sees staggering $330 million losses and the U.S. foils another Al-Qaeda “underwear bomb” plot brewing in Yemen.

Andre 3000 begins shooting Jimi Hendrix biopic. [BET]

Oprah’s OWN network sees staggering $330 million losses. [DailyMail]

U.S. foils another Al-Qaeda “underwear bomb” plot brewing in Yemen. [BBC]

Republican Rep. Allen West says Obama’s policies are destroying the Black community. [WP]

Will Smith supports Obama’s call for higher taxes on wealthier Americans. [AP]

Group of white Cornell students shout Trayvon Martin’s name while harassing Black students. [Cornell Daily Sun]

50 Cent talks about possible reunion with estranged Game. [BET]

Azealia Banks disses Lil Kim via Twitter. [BET]

The World Bank is concerned about the economic status of Sudan and South Sudan. [AFP]

In Northern Nigeria, Islamic police play matchmaker for single and widowed women. [AFP]

In today’s top news, Whitney Houston’s family prepares for the singer’s funeral, fans of Houston are lashing out against iTunes price hikes and Oprah’s OWN network plans to honor the late diva in an on-air special.

Whitney Houston’s family prepares for the singer’s funeral. [BET]

Fans of Whitney Houston are angered at iTunes price hike following the singer’s death. [Contactmusic]

Oprah’s OWN network will honor Whitney Houston in on-air special. [HollywoodReporter]

President Obama compromises on birth control coverage. [BET]

Obama’s re-election team launches the “Truth Team.” [CBS]

Christina Milian joins The Voice. [BET]

‘Cash mobs’ mobilize to boost small business revenue. [MSNBC]

Diddy hospitalized for post-Grammy migraine. [BET]

Court hears challenge to California affirmative action ban. [AP]

Common says Drake feud is over. [BET]

After 24 years of hosting and executive producing the Oprah Winfrey show, its rumored that the diva of all talk show hosts may be leaving to work full-time with OWN (The Oprah Winfrey Network), which is a partnership between Harpo and Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, Md. “We’re talking now about what the presence will be and what kind of programming she would be involved in directly. But this is her chapter 2, and building the OWN brand online and on-air is… a core mission for her,” said Discovery CEO David Zaslav on a conference call. Although, he said Winfrey plans to leave in 2011 when her syndication contract ends with CBS and ABC, Harpo spokesperson Lisa Halliday is calling Zaslav’s comments “premature.” “She has not made a final decision as to whether she will continue her show in syndication. CBS Television Distribution also released a statement yesterday, saying it “would certainly welcome and hope that ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ would continue in syndication beyond [2011], but that is a decision only Ms. Winfrey will be making.”