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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2015
Page
1
First lady Michelle Obama spoke at Oberlin College commencement praising the school's history as the nation’s first to admit African Americans in 1835 and to grant bachelor’s degrees to women. She highlighted kinship with the graduates and tied her remarks to Oberlin’s legacy.
Marian Wright Edelman urged 695 graduates at Oberlin College to pursue activism as she spoke at the 182nd commencement on Tappan Square. She described the current era as one of unbearable dissent and stressed the need for continued social advocacy.
The long line of sacrifice Day parade in Elyria featured Korean War and Vietnam War veterans from VFW Post 1079, with the Elyria Police Color Guard the Ohio Highway Patrol and Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti. Elyria Mayor Holly Brinda and Madison Lambert also participated as officials and festival queen observers. The parade began at Broad and Court and concluded at Glenwood and Harrison, drawing several hundred spectators.
The city of Cleveland nears a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over a pattern of excessive force and civil rights violations by its police department. Officials expect the agreement to be announced soon amid national attention following a 2012 shooting in which a white officer was acquitted of manslaughter.
Dozens of protesters arrested after the acquittal of a white patrolman in the deaths of two unarmed black motorists were arraigned in Cleveland Municipal Court. Fifty eight appeared before Judge Marilyn Cassidy with most pleading no contest to reduced charges and receiving time served.
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