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By Andrew Myers,
\nJohns Hopkins Hub<\/p>\n

The Johns Hopkins School of Education has announced that the Rev. Dr. Frances \u201cToni\u201d Murphy Draper<\/a>, the CEO and publisher of the AFRO-American Newspapers, will deliver the commencement address at this year\u2019s graduation ceremony, May 23, at 7 p.m. on Homewood Field. Dr. Draper will return to give the commencement speech almost fifty years to the day after receiving her Master\u2019s degree at the School of Education.<\/p>\n

A lifelong Baltimorean, Draper earned her Master of Education (M. Ed.) at Johns Hopkins in 1973, following in the footsteps of her mother, the late Frances L. Murphy II, who earned the same degree. Draper also holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Spanish language education from Morgan State University, an advanced degree in business administration from the University of Baltimore and a pastoral counseling degree from Loyola University. In addition, she earned a doctorate in ministry from the United Theological Seminary and served as pastor of Freedom Temple AME Zion Church in South Baltimore from 2002 until 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohns Hopkins was instrumental in my career,\u201d says Draper, who applied her JHU degree to her teaching practice in the classrooms of the Baltimore City Public School System. \u201cMy M.Ed. formalized and enriched what I was already doing in the classroom and made me a complete teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through publishing, the pulpit and the classroom, Draper has parlayed her skills into a position of leadership in the Baltimore community through a unique commitment to giving back and continuous education. She served as vice chair of the Board of Regents from 1995 to 2020 at her undergraduate alma mater, Morgan State University, and is publisher and chairman of the Board of the AFRO-American Newspapers.\u00a0 Draper also served on the boards of the United Way of Central Maryland, Loyola University Maryland, the Y of Central Maryland and was the vice chair of Baltimore\u2019s Literacy Foundation. She has been named among Maryland\u2019s Top 100 Women three times and has been enshrined in their Circle of Excellence.<\/p>\n

The AFRO-American Newspaper\u2014better known as \u201cThe AFRO<\/em>\u201d\u2014was founded by Draper\u2019s great-grandfather, John Henry Murphy<\/a> Sr. in 1892. Murphy bought the name and a printing press from a group of local pastors for $200.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were better pastors than they were printers, but my great-grandfather turned it into a lasting institution,\u201d Draper says today. The AFRO<\/em> has been in Draper\u2019s family ever since.<\/p>\n

The worlds of publishing, preaching, boardrooms and classrooms are not so far removed from one another as would first appear, Draper says, and her seeming eclectic background coalesces in a personality of uncommon force and community impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese endeavors in business, church and in publishing, and that of education are really based in the same skills. All are about teaching, yes, but also about motivating, about leading, about communicating and about inspiring others. Mostly, it\u2019s about caring,\u201d Draper says when asked to explain how all her diverse interests have shaped her life. \u201cIf you can lead a room of seventh- and eighth-graders, you can lead anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

On that note\u2014caring\u2014Draper is most forceful. Above all, teachers must be role models and aware that the things they say are only half of an incredible power they possess to reach young people and shape complete human beings ready for the world.<\/p>\n

In many ways, Draper says she is still learning the same lessons of fifty years ago. She believes that every word and every action\u2014everything one does\u2014is seen and heard by someone desperate for examples of how to live a good and full life. Educators must never forget they are role models, she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids need stability. They need educators who care,\u201d Draper states. \u201cI\u2019m just hoping to be an inspiration to the graduating class the way I hope they will be to their students. Follow your passions. Make the most of your skills and your time. And never forget: Character is important. I can\u2019t teach you something I\u2019m not trying to live myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article was originally published by J<\/em>ohns Hopkins Hub<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The post Dr. Frances \u201cToni\u201d Draper, Johns Hopkins alumna and publisher of The AFRO, to speak at 2023 School of Education Commencement<\/a> appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers <\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared in <\/em>The Afro<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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