Launa Q. Newman (December 30, 1920 – February 3, 2009)[1] was an American journalist and social activist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
She was also the publisher of The Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder (later merged to Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder),[2] along with her husband Cecil Newman.
Gradually she started to cater the managerial responsibilities of the community run media house and as the confidant to Cecil.
[3] After her husband's death in 1978, Launa took the charge of the newspaper and modernized the printing system and operational aspects.
[3] In November 2019, the Mayor and the City Council of Minneapolis announced[7] a commemorative honor to Launa Newman along with activist Clarissa Walker by renaming the 38th Street corridor to their names respectively.