Reno’s Black Wall Street was founded in 2020. The nonprofit was formed to meet the needs of Black and underserved people of color in the Reno-Sparks area.
The group is regularly hosting classes, outreach events and helping people in need. In this episode, three of the key people behind Black Wall Street Reno — Chandra Mask, Romar Tolliver and Donald Griffin — tell their story.
This episode also features “Everything That I Need” from Reno band Last One Down. The song is from their single of the same name available on the major music apps.
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Bob Conrad is publisher, editor and co-founder of This Is Reno. He has served in communications positions for various state agencies and earned a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2011. In addition to managing This Is Reno, he holds a part-time appointment for the Mineral County University of Nevada Extension office.