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From YouTube: Minneapolis Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins celebrates the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Description
The City of Minneapolis is celebrating Black History Month with special events in the City Hall Rotunda throughout February and an exhibit in the Hennepin Gallery honoring the 85th anniversary of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR), the oldest black-owned newspaper in the state and one of the longest running, family-owned newspapers in the country.
http://news.minneapolismn.gov/2020/01/31/join-city-celebrating-black-history-month/
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Hello
I'm
Andrea
Jenkins,
vice-president
of
the
Minneapolis
City
Council,
the
city
of
Minneapolis
is
celebrating
Black
History
by
honoring.
The
85th
anniversary
of
the
Minnesota
spokesman
recorder,
The
Spokesman
recorder
is
the
oldest
black
owned
newspaper
in
the
state
and
one
of
the
longest-running
family-owned
newspapers
in
the
country.
The
newspaper
was
founded
by
civil
rights
activist
and
businessman
Cecil
Newman
in
1934,
and
is
now
led
by
his
granddaughter
Tracy
Williams
Diller.
It
has
been
a
trusted
voice
and
source
of
news
for
the
state's
diverse
black
communities
for
over
85
years.
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The
spokesman
recorder
headquarters
is
on
38th
Street
in
south
Minneapolis,
which
is
in
the
war
that
I
represent
and
was
designated
a
local
historic
landmark
by
the
Minneapolis
City
Council
in
2015
as
an
african-american
transgender
city
council
member,
it
is
my
honor
to
celebrate
the
role
african-americans
have
played
to
help
America
live
up
to
its
ideals
of
fairness
and
equality
for
all
people,
black
history
and
the
contributions
of
people
of
African
ascent
is
honored
by
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
not
only
during
the
month
of
February
but
throughout
the
year.
Thank
you.