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Paul Kagame, president of the Republic of Rwanda, came to Washington, D.C., for the two-day 11th Rwanda Day from Feb. 2-3. (Courtesy photo)
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President Paul Kagame Visits D.C. to Commemorate Rwanda Day

Austin Cooper photo by Austin R. Cooper Jr. February 5, 2024February 5, 2024

Rwandans, members of the African diaspora, and supporters from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 11th Rwanda Day, with President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame in attendance to celebrate the country’s progress and legacy of inclusivity.

**FILE** Marcia Fudge (Freddie Allen/NNPA)
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HUD’s Six Black Secretaries

Austin Cooper photo by Austin R. Cooper Jr. February 15, 2023February 15, 2023
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American from Chicago, was tortured and murdered in 1955. (Courtesy photo)
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COOPER: Vote for Emmett Till

Austin Cooper photo by Austin R. Cooper Jr. November 2, 2022November 3, 2022
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COOPER: The Global Fund for Widows is Changing the World

Austin Cooper photo by Austin R. Cooper Jr. December 28, 2021December 28, 2021
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COOPER: Questions Remain Unanswered Nine Months After the Insurrection on ‘Sacred Grounds’

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**FILE** Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station set up at Grady High School for the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
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COOPER: So Why Are You Still Undecided?

Austin Cooper photo by Austin R. Cooper Jr. October 28, 2020December 21, 2021
President Donald Trump speaks during a July 28 interview with Axios national political correspondent Jonathan Swan. (Screen grab courtesy of HBO)
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COOPER: Trump’s House of Lies

Austin Cooper photo by Austin R. Cooper Jr. September 2, 2020December 21, 2021
George Floyd died after being pinned down against the pavement by Minneapolis police officers during a May 25 arrest, which a bystander caught on video.
Posted inAustin R. Cooper Jr., Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

COOPER: Mama Could Not Save Him

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Courtesy of President Trump via Instagram
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COOPER: A President Without Common Sense Cannot Lead a Nation

Austin Cooper photo by Austin R. Cooper Jr. May 13, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of Trice Edney News Wire
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