Good morning, Qcity: The Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance is inviting local freelancers and budding writers to its inaugural arts journalism conference. CAJA is a collaboration of UNC Charlotte and five major media players, including The Charlotte Observer and Qcitymetro.com. Read More

Here are today's headlines:

Police thwart plot at Alabama high school
According to authorities there, the notebook of a 17-year-old white supremacist revealed plans to potentially target selected students, the majority of them black. Read More

Diana Ross causes a scene
When management at a Beverly Hills restaurant refused to immediately seat Ms. Ross, the diva and former Supreme seated herself and refused to move...until management made clear she would not be served. Read More

Tavis Smiley refuses to see “Django”
“I’m troubled that Hollywood won’t get serious about making an authentic film about the holocaust of slavery but they will greenlight a spoof about slavery, and it’s as if this spoof about slavery somehow makes slavery a bit easier to swallow,” he said in a Newsweek interview. Read More

Today’s Video
Tonight on NBC, actress Meagan Good makes her debut on the midseason drama “Deception.” The show has been compared with “Scandal,” another prime-time network drama featuring an African American actress. In the video below, Good talks about the show, and the inevitable comparison, with TheGrio.com.

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Sign up for our Weekly Email Newsletter Email: For Email Marketing you can trust

Other Ways to Share Twitter Del.icio.us MySpace

Discussions and Submission Agreement