A 3D metal-organic framework (ADA-Cd=[Cd L (DMF) ]⋅3 H O where H L is (2E,2'E)-3,3'-(anthracene-9,10-diyl)diacrylic acid) constructed from diacrylate substituted anthracene, sharing structural characteristics with some frequently employed anthraquinone-type dye sensitizers, was introduced as an effective sensitizer for anatase TiO to achieve enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance. A facile mechanical mixing procedure was adopted to prepare the co-catalyst denoted as ADA-Cd/TiO , which showed enhanced photodegradation ability, as well as sustainability, towards several dyes under visible light irradiation. Mechanistic studies revealed that ADA-Cd acted as the antenna to harvest visible light energy, generating excited electrons, which were injected to the conduction band (CB) of TiO , facilitating the separation efficiency of charge carriers. As suggested by the results of control experiments, combined with the corresponding redox potential of possible oxidative species, O , generated from the oxygen of ambient air at the CB of TiO was believed to play a dominant role over OH and h . UV/Vis and photoluminescence technologies were adopted to monitor the generation of O and OH, respectively. This work presents a facile strategy to achieve a visible light photocatalyst with enhanced catalytic activity and sustainability; the simplicity, efficiency, and stability of this strategy may provide a promising way to achieve environmental remediation.