A man at a press conference, holding a wallet, a bunch of microphones from the press, many of them labelled 'black'

Local Black Man Concerned 'Black' Appears to Be Only Field Filled Out on Reporter's Notes

GROVE CITY — A local black man, identified repeatedly and consistently as a black man, expressed concern Tuesday that the word black may be doing more work in this article than strictly necessary. The black man, a 42-year-old black Grove City resident and lifelong black Ohioan, said he first noticed the issue when he was referred to as a “local black man” in a short news brief about a black man returning a lost wallet to a local business. The wallet, notably, was not described as black. ...

January 28, 2026 · 3 min · 443 words · Editor-in-chief, Grove City Growler