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Need for Stronger Enforcement of Section 3 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The NAACP calls for urgent action to ensure that HUD makes Section 3 enforcement a priority as mandated by Congress through the 1968 Act so that low income and very low income persons in poor communities nationwide begin to receive the employment, training and other economic opportunities resulting from the vast funds going to state and local governments and PHAs nationwide.
The NAACP Urges the Dominican Republic to Reinstate Full Citizenship Rights and Recognition to Dominicans of Haitian Descent
The NAACP calls on the United States government to provide emergency refugee status to all Dominican-born children of Haitian descent and their families until repatriation to the Dominican Republic occurs with all of the rights, protections, and privileges of citizenship fully restored.
NAACP Reaffirms its Opposition to a So-called “Balanced Budget Amendment” to the US Constitution and Calls on States to Repeal Legislation Calling for a Constitutional Convention
The NAACP will work at the national, state, and local levels to advocate that state lawmakers pass no more resolutions calling for a constitutional convention that could be used to amend the Constitution with a Balanced Budget Amendment and calling for lawmakers in states which have already passed such resolutions to rescind or repeal them immediately.
NAACP Calls on the Federal, State, and Local Governments to Establish a Better Balance Between Religious Freedoms and Civil Rights
The NAACP calls upon its members and units to ensure that federal, state, and local laws are not passed in the name of "religious freedom" which would permit any individual, business, or local or state government body to deny any person his or her basic civil rights.
The NAACP Supports the Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for Working Childless Adults
The NAACP supports expansion of the EITC for low-wage childless workers through such actions as lowering the eligibility age, increasing the phase-in rate, and boosting the maximum credit for childless adults.
Creation of Commission to Study and Recommend the Appropriate Remedies for the Descendants of African American Slaves
The NAACP calls upon the President of the United States of America create an executive order to establish a President Advisory Council Commission to study and recommend the appropriate remedies for the descendants of African American slaves.
NAACP Reaffirms Support for Statehood for the District of Columbia; Supports Referendums on the Question
The NAACP supports a referendum which would give the residents of the District of Columbia the full representation they so rightly deserve and the rights and responsibilities inherent in statehood.
Port Chicago 50
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.
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.