{"product_id":"city-son-andrew-w-coopers-impact-on-modern-day-brooklyn-paperback","title":"City Son: Andrew W. Cooper's Impact on Modern-Day Brooklyn - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWayne Dawkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1966, a year after the Voting Rights Act began liberating millions of southern blacks, New Yorkers challenged a political system that weakened their voting power. Andrew W. Cooper (1927-2002), a beer company employee, sued state officials in a case called \u003ci\u003eCooper vs. Power\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1968, the courts agreed that black citizens were denied the right to elect an authentic representative of their community. The 12th Congressional District was redrawn. Shirley Chisholm, a member of Cooper's political club, ran for the new seat and made history as the first black woman elected to Congress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cooper became a journalist, a political columnist, then founder of Trans Urban News Service and the \u003ci\u003eCity Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, a feisty Brooklyn-based weekly that published from 1984 to 1996. Whether the stories were about Mayor Koch or Rev. Al Sharpton, Howard Beach or Crown Heights, Tawana Brawley's dubious rape allegations, the \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e Four trial, or Spike Lee's filmmaking career, Cooper's \u003ci\u003eCity Sun\u003c\/i\u003e commanded attention and moved officials and readers to action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cooper's leadership also gave Brooklyn--particularly predominantly black central Brooklyn--an identity. It is no accident that in the twenty-first century the borough crackles with energy. Cooper fought tirelessly for the community's vitality when it was virtually abandoned by the civic and business establishments in the mid-to-late twentieth century. In addition, scores of journalists trained by Cooper are keeping his spirit alive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWayne Dawkins\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. A former newspaper reporter and editor, he is author of \u003ci\u003eRugged Waters: Black Journalists Swim the Mainstream\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Journalists: The National Association of Black Journalists Story\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a contributor to \u003ci\u003eBlack Voices in Commentary: The Trotter Group\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy First Year as a Journalist: Real-World Stories from America's Newspaper and Magazine Journalists\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also author of \u003ci\u003eEmanuel Celler: Immigration and Civil Rights Champion\u003c\/i\u003e, published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49175522050200,"sku":"9781496830753","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/ZVpBR091ditDZnp2U1hvVHppenBjZz09.webp?v=1779991003","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/city-son-andrew-w-coopers-impact-on-modern-day-brooklyn-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}