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]

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]

• 38th Street South
• History of Minneapolis
• Launa Q. Newman