Mr. David Dansby

David Dansby , an attorney and president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Greensboro , said organizations such as his should pay more attention to it.

Some of it is economic , some of it is education , some of it is environmental , and I guess some of it may involve some level of inequity in the courts , Dansby said.

David Dansby, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Greensboro, said the findings are misleading because many minorities are unfairly targeted by law enforcement.

David Dansby, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Greensboro, said the findings are misleading because many minorities are unfairly targeted by law enforcement.In both 1970 and 2000, blacks made up 22 percent of the state's population.The percentage of black inmates in North Carolina rose from 53 percent to 61 percent during that time, according to the 2000 Census.

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Mr. David Dansby, President, Greensboro Chapter of NAACP

"This is a thing that does not sit right with a lot of people," said David Dansby, the president of the Greensboro chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

"We do not feel that money should be taken from the most needy and put toward the stadium," Dansby said.

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Dansby and Bowden stress that their groups are not opposed to the stadium, but they feel the city should find some other way to pay for the initial stages of the project.

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David Dansby, an attorney and president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Greensboro, described the findings as misleading because many minorities including blacks are unfairly targeted by law enforcement before they step foot in a courtroom.

"The discretion is really in the hands of the district attorney," Dansby said."They have a whole lot more power."

In both 1970 and 2000, blacks made up 22 percent of the state's population.But the percentage of black inmates in North Carolina rose from 53 percent to 61 percent, according to the 2000 Census.

David Dansby, president of the NAACP Guilford County Chapter, feels that the lack of young voters in the African-American community can be attributed to little information provided about the candidates and the issues.

"The NAACP has set up voter registration locations on Saturdays at Food Lion and other local businesses around the community," Dansby said."We have also prepared voter registration kits to give out at local salons and barber shops."

Dansby believes that these efforts will increase the overall African American political participation.However, he feels that registering people is not the problem, getting them to vote is.

"I feel that the candidates, because they may not have as big a draw as a Jesse Jackson or someone of that nature, may not draw as much of attention," Dansby said.

"This is a thing that does not sit right with a lot of people," said David Dansby, president of the Greensboro chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

"We do not feel that money should be taken from the most needy and put toward the stadium."

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Dansby and Bowden stress that their groups are not opposed to the stadium, but feel the city should find some other way to finance the initial stages of the project.

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