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Reaffirming 1990 Resolution on Education Curriculum Inclusion

The NAACP strongly urges state and local superintendents of education to take necessary steps to restructure the entire curriculum to make it reflective of the cultural plurality that characterizes the United States and the world

HIV-AIDS - Crisis in Africa

The NAACP will work to educate its membership and the American public about Africa and about the HIV-AIDS crisis on the continent by collaborating with organizations such as the Constituency for Africa, the Center for Disease Control and professionals in all fields to hold seminars, workshops, town hall meetings and other educational activities.

Amending Article VII, Sections 2 and 4 – Dues, Fees and Assessments, Constitution and By-Laws for Branches of the NAACP (White Book)

Article VII, Section 2 of the Constitution and By-Laws for Branches and Article VII, Section 4 (Life Membership) will be replaced.

Amending Constitution of Youth Councils and College Chapters - Article VIII, Section 6

The second sentence of the Constitution for both Youth Councils and College Chapters, Article VIII, Section 6, Other Funds, be replaced.

Article IV, Section 2(c) - Confirmation of Presidential Nominations (White Book)

Amendment to Article IV, Section 2 (c) to read as follows: "At its first meeting following the election and at any time during the term of office, the Executive Committee shall act on the nominations for the chairpersons of the various standing committees as presented by the President."

Article IV, Section 6(b) Removal Procedures (White Book)

AMEND Article IV, to add a Section 6(c) to read as follows: "For any officers who shall be absent from three (3) consecutive meetings without notice or explanation to the Secretary or President, or who shall not perform the required duties for three (3) consecutive months, or who shall be absent from any six (6) meetings in a twelve month period, the National Office is to be notified by any member of the Executive Committee by way of a petition signed by any three members of the Executive Committee. If the President or Secretary is in violation, then any three members of the Executive Committee shall sign the petition. The National Office shall recommend that the National Board of Directors remove said officer at its next meeting following receipt of the petition

Article V, Section 13 Clarify Life Membership Affiliation (White Book)

AMEND Article V, Section 13 of the White Book to be renamed "Life Members, Life Subscribing Members and Members‑at‑Large" and read as follows: "In order to run for branch office or vote in branch or state conference elections, unaffiliated life members, subscribing life members and members‑at‑large must be actively affiliated with the branch at least 180 days prior to any meeting at which they are nominated for office. They must be actively affiliated with the branch at least thirty (30) days prior to any meeting at which they seek to vote. The term "actively affiliated" means that the individual must have requested, in writing, that his or her membership be transferred to the branch. The request must be made directly to the National Office. The National Office must notify the Branch in writing within thirty (30) days of receiving notification".

Technical Resolution to Clarify Article VII, Section 6 - Branch Assessments (White Book

AMEND Article VII, Section 6 to clarify state and regional conference assessments by deleting paragraph (a) and renaming paragraph (c) to paragraph (a) and amending paragraph (a) to read: "Whenever the branch comes within the jurisdiction of a state or regional conference, the branch assessment for support of the state or regional conference shall be paid into the treasury of the state or regional conference. The amount of such assessments shall be determined by the state or regional conference with the approval of the National Board of Directors."

Community Alternatives Pilot

The National Office should review this project to determine if it should become national in scope and work to amend local statutes that criminalize African Americans.

Agricultural Migrant Workers’ Overtime Pay

The NAACP pursue efforts to change the Federal Wage and Hour Law that would legally require seasonal agricultural migrant workers to be eligible for overtime pay after working forty (40) hours per work week in lieu of the current sixty (60) hours.

United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD) Loan Program Acceleration (Foreclosure)

The NAACP continue to work in opposition to United States Department of Agriculture‑Rural Development (USDA‑RD) discriminatory actions and practices against people of color.

Victims of the Port Chicago Trials

The NAACP National Convention request that the President of the United States pardon the Port Chicago trial survivors, restore their benefits and make the survivors' benefits available to the widows of those convicted in the unfair trial of African American sailors in the aftermath of the Port.