John H. Murphy Sr. (pictured front, center with his sons), widely credited as the founder of the AFRO, is celebrated for his groundbreaking audacity to take over a newspaper that has survived for 130 years. (AFRO File Photo)
John H. Murphy Sr. (pictured front, center with his sons), widely credited as the founder of the AFRO, is celebrated for his groundbreaking audacity to take over a newspaper that has survived for 130 years. (AFRO File Photo)