Today in Black History: Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity opened at Lincoln Center in New York in 1961.
The New York Times
Missouri: University Ties Drop in Students to Ferguson
Schools’ Discipline for Girls Differs by Race and Hue
Opinion: What if Whites Were the Minority?
Charles M. Blow: This Is Your Moment
C.I.A. Initially Planned Jails Abiding by U.S. Standards
Editorial: Authorizing Military Force Must Have Limits
Many Feel the American Dream Is Out of Reach, Poll Shows
New York State Education Commissioner to Leave for Federal Post
The Christian Science Monitor
Why Ebola fighters are Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year' (+video)
Number of Americans expected to hit 400 million by 2051, led by more immigrants
In a first, more Americans support gun rights than gun control, poll finds (+video)
Detroit to emerge from 'historic' bankruptcy Wednesday (+video)
Ferguson library, a community pillar during unrest, gets $350,000 in donations (+video)
Philly.com
Fattah Jr. pens 305-page court motion
FOP's John McNesby angered over editorial cartoon
Rizzo drops mayoral plans for comeback bid on Council
Funeral, fund set for fallen firefighter
Student asks Bill Gates: Where are the women in technology?
The Star Ledger
Port Authority hires firm to study PATH line extension to Newark Airport
Cafeteria workers for Princeton schools strike to protest benefits cuts after outsourcing
Newark development agency review questions over $3 million in loans
Christie wouldn't be good president, America not ready for Jersey guy in White House, N.J. voters say
The Washington Post
Warren leads liberal rebellion on spending bill
How the myth of self-reliance is fueling inequality
Harvard Business School professor apologizes for rant on $4 overcharge
Hollywood has a race problem. Just read the Sony emails on President Obama.
Campaign contribution limits are about to go way up. Here’s what that looks like, in one massive graph.
More governors have won without majority support in the 2010s than in any decade in the past century.
Education advocates help draft new D.C. mayor’s to-do list
Montgomery County launches teacher diversity initiative
The Detroit Free Press
Pundits add Snyder's name to 2016 presidential mix
New coalition aims to improve Detroit schools
Kevyn Orr achieves all but one task: Educating kids
Resignation emerges at Detroit judge's misconduct hearing
The Los Angeles Times
Brown, Legislature study ways to avoid UC, Cal State tuition hikes
UC student workers' union urges divestment from Israel
DMV prepares to issue driver's licenses to people who are here illegally
Protests against police continue in Bay Area; Oakland websites hacked
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Minority groups will account for majority of Americans by 2045, census bureau estimates
In Arizona, the first hints of what a John Kasich presidential campaign might look and sound like
Thank you, Cleveland: Donors give thousands to young men who want to make a difference
New CFPB report: Half of all debts reported to credit bureaus start with medical bills
The Chicago Tribune
Ex-cop to be sentenced for grisly kidnap, murder plot
Urban League, 1871 team to address tech diversity
Jobless claims fall; continuing claims up
USA Today
Growing up 'post-racial,' teens suddenly find a world that isn't
Jesse Jackson gets Silicon Valley to talk diversity
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Jermaine Dupri loses his Atlanta mansion to foreclosure
Georgia leads nation in school shootings, report says
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