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. It published in print from 1995 to 2015, and then ceased online publication about three years later.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1995 by Amos Lynch (1925–2015). Lynch was editor in chief of the Columbus edition of the ''

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'' for 33 years prior to founding the ''Post''. He had also played a founding role in the ''Ohio Sentinel'' in 1949. He was inducted into the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2011. While editor of the ''Call & Post'', Lynch was credited with bringing down longtime mayor M. E. Sensenbrenner, with the publication of photos depicting victims of police brutality the day before the 1971 election. In 2015, more than a decade after Lynch's retirement and a few months after his death, the ''Post'' transitioned to a digital-only product, delivered by email. Alan W. Sorter purchased the paper at some point and launched an online digital news platform in 2018.

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* Weekly newspapers published in the United States Newspapers published in Columbus, Ohio African-American newspapers Newspapers established in 1995 1995 establishments in Ohio {{ColumbusOH-stub