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• Whitney Houston’s journey ‘home’ ends
• Whitney Houston’s dress, earrings up for auction
• Bobby Brown blames security for Houston funeral exit
• Ray J breaks silence on Whitney’s death
• Aretha remembers Whitney at Radio City in NYC
• President Obama’s slogan: Looking to replace Hope and Change
• 6 of 10 on ethics panel quit Waters case
• Hunger in Niger threatens millions
• Farrakhan to speak at Grand Rapids church
• 6,000 African Americans sue Iowa for employment discrimination
• For woman in Sudan, no escape from misery
• Women enslaved in Mozambique
• ‘The Help’ cleans up at 43rd NAACP Image Awards

• Plane strays into President Obama’s airspace, F-16 fighters intercept
• President Obama poised to win election with 303 electoral votes
• Maya Angelou: ‘Barack Obama has done a remarkable job’
• Fox Anchor tells Maxine Waters to ‘Step away from crack pipe’
• Nigerian ‘Underwear Bomber’ sentenced to life
• Hundreds honor ‘Soul Train’ creator Don Cornelius
• Nigerian billionaire takes on cause of ‘mistreated widows’
• U.S. investment to boost Nigeria’s energy sector
• Focus on African American babies born too soon
• XXL staff suspended over Too Short video
• Jordan’s Bobcats are among the worst in NBA history
• TBS cancels ‘Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns’
• Another Africa themed Vogue on the way?

• Public backs President Obama in birth control fight
• President Obama to renew #40Dollars campaign on Twitter
• Herman Cain won’t be ‘Dancing With the Stars’
• Maxine Waters calls Republican leaders ‘demons’
• Whitney Houston’s funeral Saturday will be broadcast
• NJ gov strongly defends lowering flags for Houston
• Whitney Houston to be honored by Congressional Black Caucus
• Interactive One launches ‘BlackPlanet Next’
• Gay marriage a tough sell with Blacks in Maryland
• Nigerian underwear bomber to be sentenced in Detroit
• Thousands of refugees moving from Mali
• Oscars finally invite Chris Rock back
• Group rewards virgins in Nigeria

• Poll: President Obama holds edge over GOP hopefuls
• Jesse Jackson Jr. fights for political life
• Houston family’s farewell to be private
• Gospel singer Winans to eulogize Houston in NJ
• For Houston mourners, a dearth of places to grieve
• A year of shopping only at Black businesses
• Restaurant settles lawsuit over N-word receipts
• Sharpton threatens to sue NYPD for allegedly spying on him
• Boston: Black police officials sue city
• Uganda: 600 girls victims of human trafficking in Malaysia
• Allen Iverson’s huge financial fall
• Clinton: Poverty helping fuel violence in Nigeria
• Why Oprah’s Nielsen tweet was so very, very shocking

• Africa mourns death of Whitney Houston
• Whitney Houston’s body arrives in New Jersey ahead of funeral
• Authorities: Houston was underwater in tub
• President Obama’s prayers with Whitney Houston’s family
• Whitney Houston’s ‘Sparkle’ will be released as planned
• Oprah to honor Whitney Houston with special on OWN
• Atheism billboard planned for Dallas sparks controversy
• Obama campaign launches ‘Truth Team’
• Michelle Obama settles into first lady role
• Young mother disappears, leaving toddler behind
• $1M for Black heritage center illegally awarded, group alleges
• Sears holdings empowers African American entrepreneurs
• Floyd Mayweather hits Jeremy Lin on race

• Whitney Houston death may be mystery for weeks
• Bobbi Kristina Brown out of hospital
• Bobby Brown arrives in L.A. to comfort Bobbi Kristina
• Houston death: Bathtub drowning among scenarios probed
• Whitney Houston’s tumultuous final days
• Chaka Khan backs out of Whitney Houston Grammy tribute
• Ray J seeks solace in the arms of his sister Brandy
• Whitney Houston’s 10 best songs
• President Obama’s election-year budget to target rich
• South African bank notes to bear Mandela’s image
• Nigerian poverty increases despite economic growth
• 50 Cent visits impoverished areas in Kenya, Somalia
• MLK inscription to be changed to full quotation

Legendary singer Whitney Houston has died at age 48, according to her representative Kristen Foster. The cause of death was not immediately known. According to her official website, Houston has sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos over her career.

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• Senate Democrats split over President Obama’s contraception rule
• President Obama frees 10 states from No Child Left Behind
• Herman Cain makes a comeback at CPAC
• Roland Martin to meet with GLAAD over Super Bowl tweets
• Martin gets support after suspension from CNN
• UN warns of food crisis in South Sudan
• Riot sparks fear among Muslims in southern Nigeria
• Scramble for African resources fuels graft: report
• Zuma unveils South African rail and port investment push
• Oprah to interview ‘Help’ stars on OWN
• Blackface video made at BYU sparks controversy
• Congressman’s effort to recognize slaves who built White House
• Jay-Z, Beyonce move to trademark Blue Ivy’s name

• 20% of Republicans leaning to President Obama
• Al Sharpton, Melissa Harris-Perry clash with Cornel West
• House votes to give President Obama limited line-item veto
• Rep. Jackson might face new Ethics probe
• University of Florida suspends Alpha Phi Alpha for hazing incident
• Victim in anti-gay video beating speaks out in Atlanta
• Uganda government distances itself from anti-gay bill
• Black Capitol Police staff file new lawsuit claiming discrimination
• Tiger Woods: I feel explosive again
• FEMA plans to waive debts of Katrina victims
• High Alert: 10 year-old Gyasi Francis missing
• NAACP concerned about churches partnering with banks
• First Lady launches ‘Let’s Move’ anniversary tour