The Denver Star
*The Denver Star newspaper is celebrated on this date in 1888. This Black newspaper was The Statesman, also known as Franklin's Paper. It was a weekly newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, and distributed in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and New Mexico.
The newspaper was founded as "The Statesman" by Joseph D. D. Rivers. From 1901 until 1913, it was "Franklin's Paper." In November 1912, it became "The Denver Star." Rivers, the first owner, was followed by Edwin H. Hackley and Chester Franklin; after his death, his wife, Clara Williams Franklin, and her son, before Albert Henderson Wade Ross and the Denver Independent Publishing Company (1913–1963).
Many of the newspaper's owners also served as its editors, including Charles Segret Muse and Emma Hackley. In 1917, George G. Ross was an associate editor and business manager. The periodical ended publication in 1963.
