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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1984
Page
9
Columbus Black Family Week Committee formed four years ago now spans six Ohio cities and Lorain County as the Black Family Project. State officials proclaim June Black Family Month to highlight concerns of unemployment education access and rising single parent homes while families persist through faith love and shared values.
Elyria couple Clay and Candace Shannon with 11 children endure 16 months unemployed after Stanadyne strike layoffs. Unemployment and aid cover bills as they lean on church, faith, and hope. Clay pursues job applications and college courses while pledging to weather it, despite risk of losing their six bedroom home.
Harriett Taylor of Elyria, grieving widow, adopted Denise 11 Angela 9 and Topeka 6 after foster care. She supported their special needs and plans to travel to Columbus to watch Denise run in the Special Olympics. The three have lived together since their late father was killed in unclear circumstances.
William Brown 76 and Eunice Brown 61, long-time Elyria residents from the area’s oldest black family, celebrate 32 years of marriage. Both are retired. he left foundry work in 1961 due to injury and she worked 35 years as a domestic before joining Elyria Schools cafeteria staff 10 years ago. They express pride in sticking together, provide for a large blended family, and enjoy a settled life with 11 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren across one daughter and a foster-adoption scene involving Harriett Taylor.
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