The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is the oldest minority-owned business in the state of Minnesota. Established in August 1934 by Cecil E. Newman, the Spokesman-Recorder today remains a family-run newspaper company that is African American- and woman-owned, led by CEO/Publisher Tracey Williams-Dillard, granddaughter to Mr. Newman. The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is a newspaper committed to meeting the news and information needs of African Americans.