Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
TypeWeekly newspaper (Thursday)
Owner(s)Tracey Williams-Dillard
Founder(s)Cecil Newman
EditorMel Reeves
FoundedAugust 10, 1934 (1934-08-10)
LanguageAmerican English
Headquarters3744 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409
CityMinneapolis
CountryUnited States
Circulation9,800 (as of 2019)[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 CEO of the paper is Newman's granddaughter, Tracey Williams-Dillard.[3][6] The current editor is Mel Reeves.[7][8]

History

The newspaper's first issue appeared on August 10, 1934, as the St. Paul Reporter.[9] Until 2000, it released weekly alongside The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, also published and edited by Newman (until his death in 1976).[2][10][11] The newspaper office moved from St. Paul to 3744 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, in 1958.[12] Under Newman's leadership, the newspaper played a key role in the civil rights movement in Minnesota.

After Newman's death in 1976, his wife Launa took over operation of the papers. In 2000, she merged them into a single title, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. In 2007, Newman's granddaughter Tracey Williams-Dillard became CEO of the paper.[3]

The late photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composer Gordon Parks was a photo-journalist for the newspaper.[13]

The newspaper building on Fourth Avenue was declared a historic landmark in 2015 for its association with the civil rights movement in Minnesota.[13]

The Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder is a member of the National Newspaper Association, Amalgamated Publishers, Inc., Metropolitan Economic Development Association, Minnesota Minority Media Coalition, and Minnesota Newspaper Association.[14][15]

In 2021, the newspaper's archives from 1934 to 1964 were publicly digitized in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Minnesota Historical Society.[5][16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Newspaper Directory" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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.
  7. ↑ Darrach, Amanda (26 April 2021). "Q&A: Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder's Mel Reeves on the Chauvin verdict". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Hare, Kristen (22 April 2021). "How journalists in Minnesota covered a story that shook the world". Poynter Institute. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder". African American Registry. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  10. ↑ Leipold, L. E. (2005). "Cecil E. Newman, Newspaper Publisher, quoted by The African American Registry". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  11. ↑ Burnside,Tina (2017). "Southside African American Community, Minneapolis". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ Brandt, S (2015). "Spokesman-Recorder building moving toward historic designation". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Building Individual Landmark". Minneapolis.MN.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Members of the National Newspaper Association". NNPA.org. 18 July 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ "About the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder". Spokesman-Recorder.com. 4 October 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Minnesota's oldest Black-owned newspaper puts archive online". The Associated Press. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

Further reading

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