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MEETING TIME CHANGE:
Please note the monthly meeting time has changed. We now meet the third Saturday of every month at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. The Executive Committee meeting is from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and the Membership Meeting is from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Monthly Archive: March 2009
NAACP finds new home at Drury
Articles · March 4, 2009
As the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrates its 100th anniversary, the Springfield branch finds its new home on the Drury campus.
In a press conference on Feb. 27, the NAACP announced its alliance with Drury University and plans to settle into a new office in the campus Diversity Center, the site of the historic Washton Avenue Baptist Church.
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Drury smart to help NAACP
Articles · March 3, 2009
The decision by Drury University to give much needed office space to the Springfield chapter of the NAACP is not only generous.
It’s smart.
The move adds appropriate oomph to Drury’s diversity efforts. It also should help everyone realize that the university is taking seriously its pledge to further open the campus to folks of all hues, [...]
Drury, civil rights group strike up partnership
Articles · March 1, 2009
NAACP chapter to get office at Diversity Center
For decades, the public contacted the local NAACP chapter through a post office box or by calling the president’s personal phone number.
That is about to change.
On Friday, Drury University announced a partnership that will give the local civil rights group office space inside the historic Washington Avenue Baptist [...]
2009- 2010 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Francine Pratt — President
Dr. Robert A. King II — 1st Vice President
H. Wes Pratt, Esq. — 2nd Vice President
Lynn Clay — Treasurer
Cheryl Clay — Secretary
BOARD MEMBERS
Arthur E. Duncan
Dr. Akinniran Oladehin
BECOME A MEMBER TODAY
Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of Springfield NAACP. Download and complete the application by clicking on the link below. Mail application and membership fee to:
Springfield Branch, NAACP
P.O. Box 8983
Springfield, MO 65801
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
This year NAACP marks its 100th anniversary. Be sure to join us for a night of food, fun and recognition of the centennial celebration during the Freedom Fund Ball on May 2, 2009.