Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in 1872 to American ... is best known for writing in the unique Midwestern dialect and penning the poem “Little Orphant Annie” in 1885, which inspired the ...

And I loved Paul Laurence Dunbar—still do—so I would memorize 75 poems. It was like putting a CD on. If I wanted to, I’d just run through my memory and think, that’s one I want to hear.

High school baseball: Paul Laurence Dunbar at Tates Creek, 6 p.m.; Lafayette vs. Lexington Christian at Legends Field, 6:30 p.m.; Bryan Station at Henry Clay, 7:30 p.m. High school lacrosse (boys ...

In 1958, it was renamed Dunbar High School after Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the first Black poets to gain national recognition and who was published by the age of 14. A decade later, the school ...

High school baseball: Frederick Douglass at Bryan Station, 5:30 p.m.; Henry Clay at Sayre, 5:30 p.m.; Berea vs. Paris at Legends Field, 6 p.m.; Lexington Catholic at ...

Designs should be inspired by the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar or another inductee listed on the Dayton Walk of Fame. The top 10 designs will be chosen through voting on social media ...

Dunbar School, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Phoenix Historic Property Register, was built in 1925 and named after the African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar ...

Bruce Rhoderick Dunbar, Jr. left us peacefully on March 20, 2025, at the age of 66, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Bruce was born on August 30, 1958, in Zion, Illinois, to his parents ...

Wellsville softball star Makenna Dunbar had a memorable game on both sides of the plate last week. A senior pitcher, Dunbar threw a perfect game and hit a home run during Wellsville's 18-0 win at ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Police have arrested a suspect in connection to Friday morning’s shooting death of a Dunbar High School senior. According to the Dayton Police Department, the suspect is ...