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Updated 30 July 2014

From longtime Nevada reporter Dennis Myers' daily Poor Denny's Almanac: On July 30, 1965, after defeating the bitter opposition of the American Medical Association in one of the monumental legislative battles of the 20th century, Medicare was created by Congress.

We don't need no education or Pedro, either
Reno-Sparks-Washoe school boss fired and unfired
Barbwire by Barbano / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune / 7-24-2014

NAACP Convention: Vice-President Biden laments national epidemic of restrictive voting laws
Las Vegas Review-Journal / 7-23-2014

Panel at NAACP national convention: Quit quashing minority vote
Las Vegas Review-Journal / 7-22-2014

Membership Meeting Agendas NAACP Reno/Sparks Branch #1112 Phone: (775) 322-2992 P.O. Box 7757 Reno, NV 89510 Email: info@renosparksnaacp.org Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month Rita Cannan Elementary School / Multi-purpose Room 2450 Cannan Street * Reno, NV 89512 Executive Committee 6:30 p.m. / General Membership 7:00 p.m. Next meeting 14 August 2014 Reno-Sparks NAACP Facebook Page INSTAGRAM: renosparks_naacp

Nevada African-Americans perform at annual Artown extravaganza
Admissions are free

Jakki Ford live July 13 Bumpy Air: A film by Martina Young, Jeanmarie Simpson et al.

Recent News & Events

WASHOE COUNTY CLERGY AND ACTIVISTS LAUNCH SOULS TO THE POLLS PROGRAM

MESSAGE FROM THE MAHATMA
about America's latest carnage

Hiding in Plain Sight —>
NAACP education exposés go mainstream 2 years later
By Dennis Myers / Reno News & Review 3-27-2014

We Don't Need No Education XXXVIII —>
The politics of media ga-ga boosterism
Barbwire by Barbano / Expanded from the 3-20-2014 Sparks Tribune

Criticism of manipulated Washoe and Clark County graduation statistics validated
BREAKING NEWS: State illegally uses tax money vs. teacher tax vote
Barbwire by Barbano / Expanded from the 3-13-2014 Sparks Tribune

Progressive Leadership Alliance publishes biennial racial equity report card on state lawmakers
Las Vegas Sun 2-27-2014

Site map Membership Meeting Agendas NAACP Reno/Sparks Branch #1112 Phone: (775) 322-2992 P.O. Box 7757 Reno, NV 89510 Email: info@renosparksnaacp.org Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month Rita Cannan Elementary School / Multi-purpose Room 2450 Cannan Street * Reno, NV 89512 Executive Committee 6:30 p.m. / General Membership 7:00 p.m. 2013-14 Officers and Executive Committee Complaint Form The NAACP cannot act without a written complaint Membership Forms, choose format: .jpg or .pdf Reno-Sparks-Washoe Education: Smoke & Mirrors Saving Local Libraries Voting Rights Trayvon Martin Murder 2012 Archive How to join / Annual membership / Donate Links / History / Archives Mission and Objectives Meeting place and times 2014 News & Events Annual César Chávez Day Celebration Reno-Sparks Branch Past-Presidents Honor Roll Reno-Sparks NAACP Facebook Page INSTAGRAM: renosparks_naacp

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Membership
Annual Dues: $30 for individuals
Please make checks payable to
NAACP Reno-Sparks Branch No. 1112
P.O. Box 7757
Reno, NV 89510

Membership Forms, choose format: .jpg or .pdf

NAACP Reno-Sparks Branch No. 1112

P.O. Box 7757
Reno, NV 89510
Phone (775) 322-2992
Contact: info@renosparksnaacp.org

Useful Links
NAACP.org

Other Nevada Branches

Nevada Humanities Civil Rights Gallery

History of Reno-Sparks Branch No. 1112
University of Nevada Special Collections
Broken link / working on it / sorry

Alice Lucretia Smith, 1902-1990

The Nevada Black History Project

Nevada NAACP in the Civil Rights Era
University of California Oral History Project
1961 Interview with Tarea Pittman
NAACP West Coast Regional Director

Lubertha Miller Johnson (1906-1989): NAACP branch president, Nevada civil rights and womens' rights pioneer

Reno-Sparks Branch Past-Presidents Honor Roll

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