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NAACP Supports Divestment of Public Pension Funds for Firearms and Ammunition, Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers
The NAACP encourages members, vendors, and all corporate partners to review their investments to end the grip of the gun manufacturers supporting shareholder activism designed to promote common sense gun regulations including universal background checks and preventing individuals named to the terrorist watch list from purchasing a weapon.
Support State and Local Restrictions on the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products
Legal enforcement and implementation measures should only target commercial cigarette and tobacco product manufacturers and distributers and should not target or penalize individual consumers.
Critical Shortage of Primary Care Doctors in America
Legislation should include additional funding for medical school students focusing on general (primary care), internal medicine and family medicine.
Urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Enact Safeguards Against Abuses in Contracts for Deeds
The NAACP requests the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture to enact regulations and safeguards against predatory uses of Contracts for Deeds, and to prohibit the practice of using Contracts for Deeds to unjustly evict low-income families from their homes.
NAACP Emergency Resolution Encouraging Proficiency in the Lawful Use of Mobile Video to Record Possible Civil Rights Violations
The NAACP encourages its units, with the assistance of the National Office staff, to offer training on the lawful use of mobile devices and applications with the ability to back up and preserve video in the cloud so that citizens may determine – based on the circumstances presented – whether to record conduct by police officers, other public officials and/or private citizens that might violate civil rights protections.
NAACP Opposes Continuing Violence in African American Communities; Urges State and Local Units to Continue to Work Toward Solutions
The NAACP strongly supports the findings and recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing to make communities safer and to build trust between police and communities. The recommendations call for data collection, body worn cameras and other law enforcement monitoring equipment and practices. They also call for the creation of effective civilian oversight and review mechanisms, as well as the review of the policy that led to the militarization of police forces throughout the country.
NAACP Celebrates the Life of Muhammad Ali
The 107th NAACP Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, pauses to celebrate the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali and extends its deepest sympathies to this family, friends, and fans throughout the world.
Insurer Practice Impacting Healthcare Access
Units will engage in activities to educate their respective communities on the Patient's Bill of Rights, help patients understand their insurance benefits and policies and encourage its communities and members to take charge of their health by researching their prescriptions and having detailed discussions with their physicians
Encouraging Minority Participation in Clinical Trials
Resolve Pertaining to the Human Rights and Healthcare for Women in Prison and the Dangerous Policies and Inconsistent Practice of Shackling Women Prisoners During Labor and Delivery
To Educate and prevent Further Spread of Hepatitis C Within the African American Communities
Promotion of Good Mental Health
The NAACP continue to strongly advocate through legislation for Medicaid expansion in the 22 states currently without and maintain expansion in the 28 states and the District of Columbia that currently have it;