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Afro-American marks centennial as a voice for Black readers
The Afro-American newspaper group celebrates 100 years as a key Black press outlet from New Jersey to South Carolina. It helped tell stories ignored by the majority press, backed voter registration, exposed pay disparities, and covered apartheid early. The centennial edition rolls out Thursday with commemorations in Baltimore and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
On Today
New Jersey
South Carolina
Chicago Defender
Pittsburgh Courier
John J. Oliver
Oliver
Chuck Stone
Washington
White House
Stone
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Bobby Kennedy
South
South Africa
Frances Murphy Draper
Canedr
Kennedy Center
John H. Murphy Sr
Draper
Jet Magazine
Sam Lacy
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baseball Writer’s Association
Richmond
Jim Williams
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People