Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-14
Proud On Our 18th Anniversary


To that this newspaper its ownership management
and every staff member and employee proud that has
reached its quarter birthday be stating the obvious
the superfluous, nevertheless it is the truth
The very thing reaching the 25h year of pub
location the friends we've made through the years-and
strange may read the enemies for publication like
dedicated the public good must make enemies whether
deliberately seeks Someone has said strong
well institutions often known by the enemies they make
Even without desire, automatically every individual
and group which has the Negro
citizen of this community from receiving his due
less has become less than friend of this newspaper
happy circumstance that during the countless battles in
which this paper has engaged in the interest of the community
which its particular Of the individuals and
forces with whom the paper originally commended have become
friends since every antagonist in the public does not
always remain unconvinced or unfrendly.
This is perhaps enough about the enemies have made
since all newspapers worth the ink they printed make
them 1t friends and supporters from the lean days of
1894 until the less lean days of 1852 who have by their sub
scrons and their ads have kept this newspaper in business
that would address ourselves most fully These the people
would like salute the 18th anniversary of the founding
of this newspaper.
These folks helped build the newspaper which enjoys
the largest circulation advertising Image any Negro
had in the history of the city They have helped build and
maintain newspaper relatively small Negro Consumers
market which EBONY Magazine has named among the foremost
II Negro newspapers the US Such distinction be
fully appreciated when the reader realizes there 152 Negro
newspapers currently published in the US
In 1857 the Department of Journalism and the Curator of
historic Lincoln University Jefferson City Missouri honored
this newspaper by presenting Citation its editor and pub
Usher The citation yearly award to newspaper workers which
has been given II persons since its inception read:
cifafion OF Merit For oUfsfunding Performance In
journalism
University FssUIy
Of JoUrnuIsm Salute cEeIL L. NEWAAN
Vine during his nearly editor end PUbHhSr
REeoRDER he's main
and whose
soOd
sOmhasd funkRssS
nd realism with dpuousy ,h with s end ha, been unsslusg
self Of BOod his community.
world sdiabIs example Of the weekly
pUbHshsr whose life 'oUshss oil s Of iv' cultural and
Political S"dsovOS
This award which is treasured by this newspaper while pre-
scented individual in truth tribute to the
and its entire staff without fine devotion
recognition would not have been made possible In larger
the Lincoln University citation also salute to the readers
and advertisers whose long support has made possible the
tnuance and growth of this enterprise.
year this newspaper realized another of its earlier
dreams in the erection of $4,000 building and printing
plant house its main offices and publishing plant The plant
is said to be among the first buildings erected from thu
ground of the 152 Negro newspapers in the nation
In constructing the building the paper rearmin,
its opening editorial of August TO- 1884 in which its
faith and confidence in the ability and desire of the Twin Cite
support good newspaper The building much anything
else desire part give visual evidence of the faith
fdence and pride that have in the people of city
state.
What would like to leave with readers tha
anything ee that the small large this publication
has achieved has been due largely public support and
of the role the paper has tried play in the economic
social, civic and cultural life of the community
Providing community with good medium in whic
the of the day fairly and honestly reported giving bot
sides of any public question opportunity be read confirm
the papers views to the editorials interpreting and criticism
public figures and without fear and at
time always giving credit where credit due friend
foe pretty good platform upon which newspaper
This paper has tried stand such program whoI
doing what the famed Dallas Express editor W. King cale
"waverng with each passing breeze"
Reaching 25th anniversary may be measure of tn
approval by the public of journalistic platform and
at least we hope it is.
We consider that very fortunate IS years ago