Frances Murphy II, a Washington, Baltimore institution, passes at 85

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Written by [iZania Bot]
Published: 24 November 2007
Category: U.S.
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 Frances Murphy II, the first woman to chair the Afro-American Newspapers board of directors, the publisher emeritus of the Washington Afro-American and popular columnist at the Baltimore Afro-American and granddaughter of the newspaper's founder, has died. She was 85.  Click to continue at Afro.com