; Whereas, in 2010, the NAACP, an advocate for sentencing reform, applauded the passage of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–220 ; Stat. 2372), a landmark piece of legislation that reduces the quantity of crack cocaine that triggers a mandatory minimum sentence for a Federal conviction of crack cocaine distribution from 100 times that of people convicted of distributing the drug in powdered form to 18 times that sentence; Whereas, in 2011, the NAACP led the charge to defend the constitutional right to vote and to protect that right for all citizens of the United States, whether they be seniors, young voters, the poor, or from minority communities; Whereas, in 2013, the NAACP signed a historic Memorandum of Agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to put mechanisms in place to ensure that the needs of underrepresented communities are more fully integrated into future plans for disaster preparedness; Whereas, in 2014, the NAACP was a leader in the effort to strengthen the Voting Rights Act and protect the principle of one person, one vote ; Whereas, in 2014, the NAACP released its groundbreaking report Born Suspect on racial profiling by law enforcement in the United States, which highlighted the problem of racial profiling experienced by individuals of color and communities of color; Whereas, in 2016, the NAACP led the charge in raising awareness about and challenging voter suppression laws in Federal court across the Nation; and Whereas, in 2017, the NAACP board unanimously elected Derrick Johnson as President and CEO as the organization re-envisions itself to take on a tumultuous and contentious social and political climate: Now, therefore, be it