; 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