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Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
See also: List of newspapers in Minnesota
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]
History
The newspaper's first issue appeared on August 10, 1934, as the St.
Paul Reporter.[7] Until 2000, it released weekly alongside The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, also published and edited by Newman (until his death in 1976).[2][8][9] The newspaper office moved from St.
Paul to 3744 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, in 1958.[1