National Guard Master Sgt. Acie Matthews Jr. hugs a protester outside of the Minnesota State Capital on June 1, 2020 after addressing the crowd that had marched there from the governor’s mansion as protests for George Floyd’s death in police custody continue.
Pickerington North's Riley Jenkins (2) slides into third base during the baseball game between Pickerington North and Gahanna Lincoln at Pickerington High School North, Ohio on Wednesday evening, April 26, 2023.
Teammates Daniel Armstrong, left, and Cade Troupe paddle the length of the HPER Complex pool in their cardboard boat on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
Cambourne School of Mines students Ronan Cosgrove, second from right, and Lewis Andrews celebrate finishing the 46th Annual Intercollegiate Mining Competition by commandeering the large tub of water previously used for the gold pan event on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
The Roberts sleep next to each other in their recliners in the early morning. He sleeps next to Lynne so that he can be available if she wakes up in the middle of the night. “My goal is to make her last part of life fright free,” Wayne said. “I never want her thinking she has to go alone.”
Protesters watch as a pawn shop burns on East Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 28, 2020. Protests have continued following the death of George Floyd, who was killed while in Minneapolis Police Department custody.
Rodney Brown gives one of his and his wife Crystal’s 14 rescue animals, Maya, a kiss on the head, inside their home in Stewart, Ohio. “When you buy from a puppy mill, you’re just supporting that whole thing,” says Crystal. “When you buy a rescue Pit, it’s $300 and you get to give it a second chance.”
Nov 8, 2022; Columbus, OH, USA; Tennessee Lady Vols guard Jordan Horston (25) attempts to block Ohio State Buckeyes guard Taylor Mikesell (24) during the second half of the NCAA Division I women’s basketball game at Value City Arena.
Todd Penn, left, says a prayer for Papa Bear, who preferred not to provide his legal name, after giving out supplies and food to a homeless camp in southern Columbus on Aug. 27, 2022. Penn is frequently accompanied by his wife, and gives out food and supplies every Saturday morning.
Trimble Lady Cats teammates douse Joe Richards, their head coach, in water after winning the division 4 district finals game for southeast Ohio 62-47 against the South Webster Lady Jeeps, in Piketon, Ohio, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.
Oct 1, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Miyan Williams (3) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter of the NCAA Division I football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium.
Myrtle Gabrielle prays inside of the Stewart United Methodist Church in Stewart, Ohio. The circular stained glass window was originally built for a church in Washington D.C.. However, that church was torn down, and the window salvaged and saved. In 1914, when the Stewart United Methodist Church was built, the women’s group of the church raised funds for purchase of the window.
Abby Small holds her 2-year-old daughter Quam Judah while her father and mother Tom and Terri Small hold another of Smalls daughter’s, Gianna Judah, while the two children meet each other for the first time at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, in Marysville.
The Federal Hocking Lancers boys varsity baseball team exercises in a post-game run in Stewart, Ohio, after winning their game against Miller High School 14-1. Given the size of the school and number of students enrolled in athletics, occasionally different sports will have to jokey for the same player to fill their roster on game day.
Dakota Sheets, a Type 1 diabetic, injects insulin into his arm while working an overnight shift at a Speedway in Athens, Ohio, on March 27, 2022. “I’m technically supposed to be taking it in the back, but I can’t wait 30 minutes, half an hour, three hours to take it,” Sheets said. “If I don’t take my insulin I can possibly get very sick.”