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| Type | Weekly newspaper (Thursday) |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Tracey Williams-Dillard |
| Founder(s) | Cecil Newman |
| Publisher | Tracey Williams-Dillard |
| Founded | August 10, 1934 |
| Language | American English |
| Headquarters | 3744 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409 |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 9,800 (as of 2024)[1] |
| Readership | Twin Cities |
| OCLC number | 43310423 |
| Website | spokesman-recorder |
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]
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