Afro Charities builds bridges across generations and socioeconomic divides through artistic and educational projects inspired by the AFRO American Newspapers’ archives.

As a nonprofit partner to the AFRO, we care for their archives, and create meaningful opportunities for our community to engage with this indispensable resource.

Afro Charities, Inc. is a registered 501(C)3 organization, established in 1963.

Black Baltimore Digital Database (BBDD) is a collaborative counter–institutional space for collecting, storing and safekeeping the data of local archival initiatives, from the more traditional to the experimental. BBDD will foreground archival projects that feature rich and underrecognized contributions of Black folks in and around Baltimore, Maryland, and provide access, engagement and a sense of agency to citizens, neighbors and visitors.

BBDD will eventually be housed in Waverly of Baltimore, MD, in proximity to the public library, the Johns Hopkins University campus, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Near the project site is The Last Resort Artist Residency—also initiated by Derrick Adams.

Second Chance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides people, materials, and the environment with a second chance. They deconstruct buildings and homes, salvage usable materials, and make those and other donated items available to the public for reuse at their more than 200,000-square-foot retail center. With the revenue generated, they provide job training and workforce development for those with various employment obstacles in the Baltimore region. Second Chance has donated about $600 worth of furniture to Tom Miller Week. Second Chance has donated more than $600 worth of furniture to Tom Miller Week.

The Billie Holiday Center for the Liberation Arts (BHCLA) is an initiative designed to foster organic links between Johns Hopkins University and the historic African American communities of Baltimore, celebrating the strengths and amazing potential of both.