Today in Black History: Blues composer William Christopher “W.C.” Handy, known as the “Father of the Blues,” was born in Florence, Alabama in 1873.

The New York Times

National

Reince Priebus, the Party’s Leader, Is Named Chief of Staff

Breitbart Ushers Populist Right Into the White House

Trump on Abortion and Immigration, and Back on Twitter

Protesters Take Anti-Trump Message to His Doorstep, and Plan Next Steps

Reports of Bias-Based Attacks Tick Upward After Election

Red, Blue and Divided: Six Views of America

In Twist, Trump Victory Could Defang Anti-Establishment G.O.P. Caucus

Michigan Voters Say Trump Could See Their Problems ‘Right Off the Bat’

Facebook, in Cross Hairs After Election, Is Said to Question Its Influence


Local

Chuck Schumer Backs Minnesota Liberal for Democratic Party Chairman

Editorial: Atlantic City, Symbol of Big Bets Gone Bad


The Christian Science Monitor

The president is commander in chief? Yes, but it's complicated

After election, faith leaders seek spaces for healing

GOP-controlled Congress will still need Democrats

How Americans are handling post-election hate

Minority women make big strides on Election Day


Philly.com

For Trump, support from white women voters proved critical

Villanova University investigates race-related assault

Bucs WR Mike Evans sits for anthem to protest Trump election

Local NAACP chief blasts GOP, Trump for 'fear, bigotry, racial intolerance'

Univ. of Okla. student suspended for 'lynching' hate texts sent to Penn black freshmen


The Detroit Free Press

Mitch Albom: Time to pause, reflect — and stop predicting

Canton election results fuel claims of racism

Kellogg, Kresge announce program to help Detroit children

Robert Sellers: From U-M protester to school's chief diversity officer


The Star-Ledger

Jersey City rallies for unity after Trump elected president

N.J. Transit: It's worse than anyone thought | Editorial

20 years later, 'The Score' is still New Jersey's true hip-hop masterpiece

County sues hospital operator, claims sabotage, report says


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

President-elect Donald Trump's victory could shape future of Cleveland's police reform

A third of high school juniors might not graduate next year, officials warn

Meet 10 Cleveland schools teachers celebrated for "Excellence in Teaching"

New Cleveland Clinic hospital opens Tuesday in Avon, community tours on Saturday

Feds seek to block indicted MetroHealth executive from taking depositions in civil case


The Washington Post

What the DNC chair race tells us about the fight for the Democratic Party’s future

In election’s wake, racist incidents have schools on edge

Trump draws sharp rebuke for appointing Bannon chief strategist

Trump plans to immediately deport up to 3 million people

Deep in Virginia’s craggy coal country, they saw Trump as their only hope

A complicated past lies behind Portland’s violent protests after Trump’s election

U of Oklahoma student, two others implicated in racist messages sent to black U Penn freshmen

How mindfulness practices are changing an inner-city school

A great school district communicates poorly with parents about an academic shift

Through art, drama and science, D.C. schools aim to help black and Latino boys

Post’s Helping Hand fundraising drive is back to aid homeless families and youths

In wealthy and populous Maryland county, a new political era


The Los Angeles Times

If Obamacare is repealed, California has the most to lose — putting the insured on edge

How Donald Trump really won the White House

'We're called redneck, ignorant, racist. That's not true': Trump voters explain why they support him


USA Today

Trump taps RNC's Reince Priebus as chief of staff, softens some stances

Trump: No 'big' vacations, no salary as president

Trump casts long shadow over Obama's last foreign trip

Yes, Trump will have broad power to crack down on immigration

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