Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

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

The Minnesota SpokesmanRecorder 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), it is the oldest continuously operated black newspaper and longest-lived black-owned business in Minnesota. The current Publisher & CEO of the paper is Newman's granddaughter, Tracey Williams-Dillard.