Cecil Newman

Cecil Newman (25 July 1903[1] – 8 February 1976)[2] was an American civic leader and prominent businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, a union that made major strides against segregation in the 1930s and 40s, before the modern Civil Rights Movement.[3]

Newman moved to Minneapolis from Kansas City in 1922.[4] He founded the Twin Cities Herald about 1927 and published the Timely Digest in 1932.[1] In 1934, Newman became editor and publisher of the Minneapolis Spokesman and the St. Paul Recorder.[5] In 1948, Newman became the first black president of the Minneapolis Urban League.[6]

After Nicollet Avenue South in Minneapolis was blocked by the Kmart at Lake Street, a one block long, one-way street was added in order to allow north bound traffic from 1st Avenue South to get over to Nicollet; it was named Cecil Newman Lane.

The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (the Minneapolis Spokesman and the St. Paul Recorder merged in 2000[3]), is the oldest continuously operated black newspaper and possibly longest-lived black-owned business in Minnesota. In 1958 it moved to 3744 Fourth Avenue South. In 2015, the Spokesman-Recorder celebrated its eightieth anniversary and was designated a historic landmark.[7]

References
  1. "African American Registry: Cecil Newman, a Minnesota legend. . ". web.archive.org. 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. "Cecil E. Newman, Headed Minneapolis Black Weekly". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  3. "Twin Cities Daily Planet: Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder turns 75". MinnPost. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  4. "Cecil E. Newman: A spirit of patient civility". Minneapolis Star. 11 February 1976. p. 1B, 4B.
  5. "African Americans in Minnesota | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  6. "Cecil Newman: Pioneer Editor and Publisher of the Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder". Black Then. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  7. "Southside African American Community, Minneapolis | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved 2021-01-05.


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