GREEN UNCHANGED ABOUT POLICE CHIEF

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 7, 1993                   TAG: 9303070246
SECTION: HORIZON                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
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GREEN UNCHANGED ABOUT POLICE CHIEF
The Rev. Charles Green thinks Roanoke's police chief is prejudiced when it comes to dealing with black people.
Green and Chief M. David Hooper have known each other for decades. Hooper spoke at Green's former church, Staunton Avenue Church of God, when the chief came to town 25 years ago.
The two frequently have been on opposing sides since Green's first stint as NAACP president 20 years ago. He long has alleged that the city's predominantly white police force does not deal fairly with black people.
In recent years, the two struggled over the low number of black police officers in Roanoke until political pressure grew and Hooper began bringing on more black recruits.
"I don't think I'm prejudiced," Hooper said when told what Green had said about him. "I don't think he's ever experienced anything personally that would support that kind of statement."
After hearing about Green's comments, Hooper invited him over to his office, and he said the two talked for an hour and a half.
Green said later that he was impressed when Hooper showed him that more black police officers are joining the force. But Green didn't retract his general comments about the chief or about anything else.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB