Austin R. Cooper Jr. Archives - The Washington Informer https://www.washingtoninformer.com/category/columnists/austin-r-cooper-jr/ Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:07:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-Site-Icon-32x32.png Austin R. Cooper Jr. Archives - The Washington Informer https://www.washingtoninformer.com/category/columnists/austin-r-cooper-jr/ 32 32 121622320 President Paul Kagame Visits D.C. to Commemorate Rwanda Day https://www.washingtoninformer.com/rwanda-day-washington-dc-kagame/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/rwanda-day-washington-dc-kagame/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1200144 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)

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.

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HUD’s Six Black Secretaries https://www.washingtoninformer.com/huds-six-black-secretaries/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/huds-six-black-secretaries/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1181685 **FILE** Marcia Fudge (Freddie Allen/NNPA)

Since its inception, HUD has had six Black secretaries.

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COOPER: Vote for Emmett Till https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-vote-for-emmett-till/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-vote-for-emmett-till/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1176917 Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American from Chicago, was tortured and murdered in 1955. (Courtesy photo)

If you need the inspiration to vote in the 2022 midterms, and in every election moving forward at the federal, state, and local levels of government, vote for Emmett Till.

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COOPER: The Global Fund for Widows is Changing the World https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-the-global-fund-for-widows-is-changing-the-world/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-the-global-fund-for-widows-is-changing-the-world/#respond Tue, 28 Dec 2021 05:00:26 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1159936 man people woman flowers

Unfortunately for many widows in the U.S., and particularly those in Africa, the death of a husband often results in severe financial hardship for the surviving spouse as well as other family members.

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COOPER: Questions Remain Unanswered Nine Months After the Insurrection on ‘Sacred Grounds’ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-questions-remain-unanswered-nine-months-after-the-insurrection-on-sacred-grounds/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-questions-remain-unanswered-nine-months-after-the-insurrection-on-sacred-grounds/#respond Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:00:23 +0000 https://washingtoninformer-live.newspackstaging.com/?p=151822

All of the insurrectionists who entered the Capitol should be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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COOPER: So Why Are You Still Undecided? https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-so-why-are-you-still-undecided/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-so-why-are-you-still-undecided/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:00:50 +0000 https://washingtoninformer-live.newspackstaging.com/?p=120534 **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)

There is nothing that frustrates me more than listening to "undecided" voters.

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COOPER: Trump’s House of Lies https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-trumps-house-of-lies/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-trumps-house-of-lies/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2020 19:00:09 +0000 https://washingtoninformer-live.newspackstaging.com/?p=116759 President Donald Trump speaks during a July 28 interview with Axios national political correspondent Jonathan Swan. (Screen grab courtesy of HBO)

In the four years of Donald Trump's presidency, never, even for one day, has he demonstrated "the vision, desire, compassion, fortitude and patience to unite this country."

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COOPER: Mama Could Not Save Him https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-mama-could-not-save-him/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-mama-could-not-save-him/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:00:30 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=111772 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.

Chauvin's knee was not only on Floyd's neck, but on the necks of all Black men.

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COOPER: A President Without Common Sense Cannot Lead a Nation https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-a-president-without-common-sense-cannot-lead-a-nation/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-a-president-without-common-sense-cannot-lead-a-nation/#respond Wed, 13 May 2020 17:00:27 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=110789 Courtesy of President Trump via Instagram

Just look at where we are as a nation because of a president without common sense.

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COOPER: My Child is Safer in South Korea Than Here in the U.S. https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-my-child-is-safer-in-south-korea-than-here-in-the-u-s/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/cooper-my-child-is-safer-in-south-korea-than-here-in-the-u-s/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:00:30 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=108961 Courtesy of Trice Edney News Wire

How can my daughter, an American citizen, be safer during this global health crisis in a foreign country than in the most advanced and developed country in the world?

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