A bronze sculpture of Cecil E. Newman, created by Vi Runquist, was delivered to the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder on March 20, 2025, to honor Newman’s legacy as a champion of Black journalism and social progress in Minnesota.
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Black Shoppers Plan to Take a ‘Target Fast’ for Lent
Rev. Jamal Bryant is leading a “Target Fast” boycott of Target stores for the season of Lent, urging Black shoppers to give up shopping at Target as a form of protest against the company’s reversal of its DEI policies.
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How credit card swipe fees make life harder for Blacks
The Credit Card Competition Act seeks to reduce swipe fees, which disproportionately affect Black Americans and compound existing financial barriers to wealth-building, by introducing fairer competition and reducing the burdens of credit card swipe fees.
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NNPA condemns NABJ’s invitation to Donald Trump
The National Newspaper Publishers Association has condemned the National Association of Black Journalists for inviting former President Donald Trump to speak.
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MSR wins prestigious NNPA Messenger Award
The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) has been awarded first place in the Faith & Religion category at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Messenger Awards 2024.
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Bishop William J. Barber II and Poor People’s Campaign unveil plans for mass assembly and moral march
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is organizing a Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington, D.C.