Afro
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The Afro-American Newspaper is one of the largest African American Newspapers in the United States servicing the Baltimore-D.C. metro area. Its mission is to educate and empower the African American community and promote civil rights. The paper was founded in 1892 by former slave, John H. Murphy, Sr. when he merged his church publication The Sunday School Helper with two similar publications in Baltimore. Over the years the Newspaper has joined with groups like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to help promote social change including ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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