Tag: Daniel

Black History Month in Muncie: Daniel Kelley Jr.

Editor’s note: To celebrate Black History Month, The Star Press will feature a daily brief about prominent Black community members in Delaware County. MUNCIE, Ind. — In 1967, Daniel N. Kelley Jr. (1922-2002) became the second African American elected to Muncie City Council. That year, the Democrat, who was a local steel worker and union […]

Daniel Brown considered a pioneer of Lafayette’s Black community

In 1881, a spokesman for the African American community called Daniel Brown “a pioneer of the colored people in Lafayette.” Brown and his family settled in Lafayette in the 1830s. Born in Maryland in 1796, Brown worked as a white washer, laborer and sexton at St. John’s Episcopal Church. In the 1890s, older members of […]

13 people dead since Daniel Prude

A gust of bitter wind met a crowd of four dozen strangers in a vacant lot on Murray Street just after the new year. The crowd huddled closer, all gathered here with a common purpose: To mourn a man they didn’t know, killed by Rochester police. “I know it’s cold,” someone said over a speaker. […]

Daniel Day-Lewis breaks from retirement to honour Martin Scorsese

Daniel Day-Lewis took a break from retirement to present Martin Scorsese with the award for best director at the National Board of Review (NBR) Awards in Manhattan. Scorsese’s Osage epic, Killers Of The Flower Moon, was the top honouree at the 95th NBR Awards. In awards announced earlier but handed out on Thursday, Killers Of […]