From RaceWire: Besides Afghanistan and Iraq, there is no other military policy that raises as much controversy as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT.)

From MSNBC: The horrific destruction and human suffering in Haiti exert an almost irresistible pull on U.S. Christian missionaries eager to help.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s doctor was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter, capping an exhaustive investigation into the pop star’s stunning death last summer and setting up the prospect of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

From the NY Times: WASHINGTON — There was no big speech or fancy ceremony when President Obama observed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday last month.

There are a lot of things that we all take for granted as being commonly known facts. This Week in Blackness host Elon James White wrote a few #BlackFacts in a Twitter Discussion and decided to share them with you.

From CNN.com: New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints’ Super Bowl win, police said Monday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former football star Warren Sapp was arrested Saturday following an alleged domestic violence incident at a Miami Beach hotel, police said.