🌸Our 2nd annual fundraiser is here 🌸
Join us on Saturday, June 6 for Dreams in Bloom, a benefit supporting Afro Charities and the preservation of the AFRO Archives. The afternoon will include delicious food and drinks, lively music courtesy of DJ Styles Bond and YOU!
We’re proud to honor Eddie & Sylvia Brown for their decades of transformative philanthropy in Baltimore as we celebrate and look ahead to the opening of Martha E. Murphy Research Institute (MEMRI) in 2027.
🎟️ Early Bird tickets are on sale now through April 26. Link in bio.
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We love preserving Black history just as much as you love learning about it!
Your support of Afro Charities and the AFRO Archives makes our work possible.
To increase access to the collections, Afro Charities is developing the Martha E. Murphy Research Institute (MEMRI) in Baltimore as the permanent home and public research center for the AFRO Archives.
This Women’s History Month, let’s recognize the past while building towards the future.
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This Women’s History Month, we are honoring the woman behind the namesake of our future home: Martha E. Murphy (1846–1915).
Born into slavery in Maryland in the mid-1800s, Martha’s life began in a system designed to limit her future. She was the third child of Enoch George and Harriet Howard. At fourteen years old, she was released to her mother by bill of sale and was to become her mother’s legal property until the age of thirty.
But her story did not end there.
After Emancipation, Martha’s family acquired the very land on which they had been enslaved — a powerful act of reclamation in a time when Black land ownership was rare and dangerous. That land would later become the foundation for something much bigger than anyone could have imagined.
Next week, we share one decision she made that would ripple far beyond her lifetime. Stay with us.
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Team member holding photo of Enoch George Howard in front of his son’s home, 2024.
🌸 Much love to our partners & sponsors🌸
This moment doesn’t happen without you! Thank you for showing up, investing in the work, and helping us bring our second annual fundraiser, Dreams in Bloom to life!
Join this cohort of supporters by becoming a sponsor today. Click the link in our bio to learn more about sponsorship levels, or contact [email protected] directly.
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The AFRO has always been a family business, and it extends beyond the Murphys.
Here’s an archival throwback of 1965 Newsie brothers, James and Donald Pennington.
#afronews #familybusiness #newsies
🎶Join us on the dance floor 🎶
DJ Styles Bond is setting the tone at our second annual fundraiser Dreams in Bloom. Come ready to dance during this daytime get down!
Good music, great energy, and a crowd you’ll want to be part of.
🎟️ Tickets on sale now! Link in bio.
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Last fall, we welcomed Dodai Stewart @dodai resident reporter for The New York Times to the AFRO Archives where she reunited with the records of Ollie Stewart - her great uncle and famed World War II reporter for the AFRO American Newspaper.
His 1953 classic 'Paris, Here I Come' served as a traveler's guide for African Americans who were visiting France during the height of segregation in the United States. Did you know that Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes, and James Baldwin also traveled to Paris in search of opportunity and reprieve?
Dodai is continuing in her uncle Ollie's footsteps with her upcoming book entitled 'Paris Here I Am.' We're thrilled that the AFRO Archives have been of use to her project and contribute to her family's long journalistic history.
#afronews #afroarchives #olliestewart #paris
In the heart of Baltimore's Upton neighborhood is Upton Mansion, a historic building that's served many purposes to the community - a private residence, a radio station headquarters, a school, and more since it was built in 1838.
Now, thanks to partnership between the State of Maryland and @afrocharities , Upton Mansion is being transformed into a community hub for learning and a new home for the archives of @afronews , the oldest family-owned Black newspaper in the U.S.
Since Fiscal Year 2022, DHCD has provided $2.3 million through its State Revitalization Programs to support the rehabilitation of this historic community asset. Watch to hear its story from Savannah Wood, executive director of nonprofit AFRO Charities. #GreatPlacesWin
🌸⏳Don’t play yourself … early bird tix are almost gone ⏳🌸
You have until April 26 to grab discounted tickets for Dreams in Bloom before prices go up!
🎟️ Don’t wait! Link in bio.
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🌸Honoring a legacy of giving, leadership, and vision🌸
We are proud to celebrate Eddie & Sylvia Brown as this year’s Dreams in Bloom honorees.
Through their extraordinary philanthropy and leadership, the Browns have made a lasting impact on Baltimore, expanding opportunity, strengthening institutions, and investing in the arts in ways that will be felt for generations. Their commitment to building pathways for artists and supporting cultural organizations reflects a deep belief in the power of Baltimore’s creative communities.
Join us as we celebrate their decades of commitment to our city.
🎟️ Early bird tickets on sale now through April 26. Link in bio.
#DreamsInBloom #AfroCharities #AFROArchives
Thanks to the @Orioles for honoring us through their All-Stars at the Yard program on April 15—Jackie Robinson Day! This day is celebrated throughout the MLB to commemorate when Jackie Robinson made history by integrating the league during his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 ⚾🧢🐦⬛
The All-Stars at the Yard program is the Baltimore Orioles’ way of celebrating individuals and organizations who are making a meaningful difference in the community.
We had a wonderful time cheering on our home team and celebrating history on this sunny afternoon.
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