Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
TypeWeekly newspaper (Thursday)
Owner(s)Tracey Williams-Dillard
Founder(s)Cecil Newman
PublisherTracey Williams-Dillard
FoundedAugust 10, 1934; 90 years ago (1934-08-10)
LanguageAmerican English
Headquarters3744 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409
CityMinneapolis
CountryUnited States
Circulation9,800 (as of 2024)[1]
ReadershipTwin Cities
OCLC number43310423
Websitespokesman-recorder.com

The Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder is an African-American, English-language newspaper headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and serves readers in the Twin Cities. Founded in 1934 by Cecil Earle Newman (who remained editor until his death in 1976),[2] it is the oldest continuously operated black newspaper and longest-lived black-owned business in Minnesota.[3][4][5] The current Publisher & CEO of the paper is Newman's granddaughter, Tracey Williams-Dillard.[3][6]

  1. ^ "Minnesota Newspaper Directory 2024" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Glover, Maury (2021-11-08). "Oldest Black newspaper in Minnesota to headline new season of 'Small Business Revolution'". FOX 9. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  3. ^ a b "About Minnesota spokesman-recorder. (Minneapolis, MN) 2000-current". Chronicling America, Historic Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Sanna, James (July 15, 2008). "Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder turns 75". Twin Cities Daily Planet.
  5. ^ Mikus, Matt (30 May 2021). "'Super cool': Minnesota's oldest Black-owned newspaper puts its archive online". MPR News. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  6. ^ Raihala, Ross (13 November 2021). "Streaming show 'Small Business Revolution' shines the light on six Black-owned Twin Cities businesses". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 14 November 2021.