Margaretta junior Julian Washington (Division V) and Old Fort senior Ryan Adelsperger (Division VII) were first-team all-state for boys basketball, as recognized by the Ohio Prep Sports Media ...

On this day in 2021, the hip hop community lost one of its most distinctive voices when Bad Boy rapper Black Rob passed away at the age of 51. Known for his gritty delivery and unforgettable ad-libs, ...

Dr. David E. Kirkland discusses the alarming rate of young Black men dropping out of school and the systemic racism that drives it.

The 2024-25 All-Observer boys' and girls' high school basketball all-star teams have been announced. The girls' player of the year is Oshauna Holland from Stuart Cramer, who scored 49 points in ...

A small Black boy is going viral on TikTok for being the “most beautiful in the world.” So beautiful in fact, that many people think he’s not even real, but a product of AI generation. But he is in ...

Indiana All-Stars will play Junior All-Stars on June 4 at Greenfield-Central in a girls-boys doubleheader. Five of this year’s 12-member boys IndyStar Indiana All-Stars team won a state ...

Five of this year’s 12-member boys IndyStar Indiana All-Stars team won a state championship at some point in their high school career. Ten of the 12 played in a semistate championship game at ...

Brayden Gross is the 2025 Repository Stark County Player of the Year after leading the Leopards to their first state championship in program history, highlighting the all-county boys basketball ...

Five state champions, including two who helped Watterson win its first OHSAA state title as a team, highlight The Dispatch’s 2024-25 All-Metro boys wrestling team. The Athlete of the Year in ...

After a pro-Donald Trump rally in December 2020, Proud Boys destroyed ... or no creed at all.” Three blocks from the red-brick church, the city recently demolished its Black Lives Matter Plaza.

It made history again this year: Thanks to a lawsuit, Metropolitan AME now controls the trademark to the Proud Boys, the far-right group that once vandalized the church’s property in Washington.