May 19, 2023, is a date that Mateo Medina will never forget. It was a low point, to be sure. But it also was a taking-off point, one that has led to the Elyria senior becoming a national champion, a three-time All-American and one of the best long sprinters in the country. The date of […]
Elyria native and 2nd Lt. Ferrier White, a Tuskegee Airman who lost his life during World War II, was honored April 5 with a street sign at the corner of South Maple Street and Oberlin Road in Elyria, exactly 79 years after this death. During the event, members of the Elyria Black Legacy Connection, family […]
Elyria native and 2nd Lt. Ferrier White, a Tuskegee Airman who lost his life during World War II, was honored April 5 with a street sign at the corner of South Maple Street and Oberlin Road in Elyria, exactly 79 years after this death.
Mercy Health Lorain Hospital, 3700 Kolbe Road in Lorain, welcomed a group of Elyria High School students for a tour of the facility Feb. 27. The idea for the visit started last year after a career fair at Elyria High, which prompted hospital representatives to visit the school to talk to students. When it […]
Editor’s note: Elyria Black Legacy Connection is marking Black History Month by sharing family histories of Black community members in Elyria. Sparkle Carey is an Elyria businesswoman who also works in the health field. Carey’s family history can be traced to1840 when her ancestor Emily Payne was born to James Huston and Lucy Thomas in […]