2026 Meeting Summaries

You are invited to join us as we celebrate the 117-year history of our fierce and bold organization! This open house celebration will honor the NAACP’s enduring legacy of action while spotlighting the impactful work of the Tucson Branch.

The celebration will highlight our local accomplishments, programs, and advocacy efforts, and showcase the work of each committee. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn how they can contribute their time and talents to advancing the mission of the NAACP in our community.

Families are encouraged to attend. We will feature our Adult Branch and our Youth Council, emphasizing intergenerational leadership and engagement. Light refreshments and prizes provided.

NAACP 117th Anniversary Open House

Sunday, February 15, 2026

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Goodwill Headquarters (1940 E. Silverlake Rd. Suite 401)

Questions? Email NAACPTucsonBranch@gmail.com

We look forward to celebrating with you!

In solidarity,

Cheree Meeks, EdD

President, NAACP Tucson Branch

We gathered together for a creative project that gave insight into heart and mind, into unconscious patterns and assumptions, into making choices.

On a small piece of multi-purpose art paper:

• Each drew lightly with a pencil, 3 forms that did not touch. 

• Then we drew 3 more forms that could intersect with the first 3 but not one another. 

• Then we drew 3 more forms with the same restriction. We now had 9 drawn forms, some intersecting and the background.

• We each evaluated the intersecting forms and erased an intersecting line to enhance emphasis of one of the intersecting forms.

• Then we selected 3 watercolors to paint the forms. We decided the background could be a 4th color or one of the 3.

• After all moisture had dried, we then took a black marker and applied it where we wished.

Finally we talked about thoughts and feelings, assumptions, intentions during the process. We looked at 'choices', we looked at life habits - those that are helpful, those that are not. 

Here are two examples.