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The NAACP demands that any of the convicted sailors who were discharged dishonorably be granted honorable discharge immediately by the United States Navy.
Protesting States Which Pass Restrictive Voting Rights Laws
This resolution protesting states which pass restrictive voting laws will be immediately circulated to all NAACP units, our partner organizations, and all state and local elected officials and chambers of commerce.
Addressing Racial Bias and Violence on College Campuses
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) calls upon the U.S. Department of Education to improve the implementation of the Clery Act to 1) require institutions to provide information regarding hate crimes, sexual violence, and other bias incidents to potential incoming students and their families, 2) to require institutions to provide prospective new employees with these statistics and to describe in their annual security reports primary prevention and awareness programs, and 3) to make these security reports readily available to everyone who may be interested in relocating to the school, as well as the neighboring community.
Establishing that Access to Public Transportation System is a Basic Civil Right
The NAACP declares access to public transportation to be a basic civil right that is accessible to all regardless of a citizen's address, race, age, religion, nationality, gender, or sexual orientation, or physical and financial ability.
Multilingual Curriculum Integrated Into Public Schools
The NAACP will join forces with other organizations to encourage public school districts to institute multilingual curriculum into their course of study for all students.
Standard Grading Policies
The NAACP reaffirms its 1976 resolution to urge its units to urge their respective States to establish an Office of Consumer Affairs in Testing and Student Evaluation and reaffirms its 2014 Resolution, "Accountability and Assessment: Measuring Student Learning."
Calling for Moratorium on Charter School Expansion and Strengthening of Oversight in Governance and Practice
The NAACP supports legislation and executive actions that would strengthen local governance and transparency of charter schools and, in so doing, affirms to protect students and families from exploitative governance practices.
Advocacy to Promote Use of Open Education Resources
The NAACP advocates that state educational agencies provide appropriate assistance to their respective local school districts related to distribution, organization, and standards alignment of relevant OER materials.
Environmental Racism and Climate Change
The NAACP calls on all levels of government to expand their policymaking and enforcement mechanisms to combat environmental disparities tied to race and economic status.
NAACP Effort to Replace Lead Pipes Carrying Potable Water
The NAACP recommends that communities adversely impacted by the lack of access to clean, safe water are provided with economic opportunities during the water supply remediation process through a jobs creation initiative.
Resolution Against Natural Gas as a Climate Solution, or a “Bridge” Fuel to a Clean Energy Future
The NAACP will encourage and advocate for the establishment of programs that provide clean energy and energy efficiency jobs, as well as opportunities for African-American business development and ownership in clean energy industry sectors.
Prostate Cancer Awareness
African-American males are urged to talk to their physicians and seek screening for prostate cancer, beginning at the age of 40.