In today’s top news, President Obama calls for swift action on immigration reform, a girl who performed at Obama’s inauguration was shot dead in Chicago and Harry Belafonte urged Blacks to get involved in the country’s debate over guns.

President Obama calls for swift action on immigration reform. [BET]

A girl who performed at Obama’s inauguration was shot dead in Chicago. [NBCNews]

Harry Belafonte urged Blacks to get involved in the country’s debate over guns. [AP]

Rep. Alcee L. Hastings says President Obama disrespects the Congressional Black Caucus and other groups of Blacks who supported his re-election. [Sacramento Observer]

Deion Sanders’ daughter Deiondra has joined the Bikini Basketball League. [Yahoo!]

Toyota is recalling 1 million vehicles for airbag and windshield wiper issues. [NBCNews]

Chris Brown was seen wearing a cast after his fight with Frank Ocean. [BET]

A man was charged with the murder of rapper Yung Teddy. [BET]

South Africa’s richest Black man, Patrice Motsepe, will donate half of his wealth to the poor. [BBC]

A Dutch court rejected four of the five claims brought by a group of Nigerian plaintiffs against oil giant Shell. [BBC]

In today’s top news, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan will go head to head in tonight’s vice presidential debate, George Zimmerman’s brother went on a Twitter rant about the Trayvon Martin case and Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, is engaged.

Joe Biden and Paul Ryan will go head to head in tonight’s vice presidential debate. [BET]

George Zimmerman’s brother went on a Twitter rant about the Trayvon Martin case. [Reuters]

Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, is engaged. [USAToday]

U.S. jobless claims fell to their lowest point in four years. [CNN]

50 Cent starts Twitter beef with rapper French Montana. [BET]

A video of a same-sex Kappa Alpha Psi wedding has gone viral. [Grio]

Naomi Campbell is slated to launch a new reality TV fashion competition. [BET]

Three people died in Miami after a parking garage collapsed. [NBCNews]

Shell Oil will appear in a Dutch court today to address claims that it polluted a Nigerian village. [BBC]

Report shows that African nations have made strides in curbing hunger. [BBC]

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]