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Author Archives: Austin R. Cooper Jr.

Austin R. Cooper, Jr., serves as the President of Cooper Strategic Affairs, Inc. The firm provides legislative, political and communications counsel in Washington, D.C., for governmental, nonprofit and for profit organizations.

Austin has an extensive legislative, political and communications background, including holding senior level positions at the federal, state and local levels of government. His employment history includes working for four Members of Congress: Congressman Charles Rangel, Congressman William H. Gray III, Congressman Louis Stokes and Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Austin has also worked on public affairs accounts for Hill and Knowlton Strategies and Edelman Worldwide.

He served as a State Lobbyist (pension, education and labor) to former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins and Vice President of Government Affairs for the Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. He has also provided communications and government affairs counsel to the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation. Prior to establishing Cooper Strategic Affairs, Inc., Austin served as the Vice President Affairs and Communications for GoodWorks International, LLC. In this capacity, he served as the media representative for former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young and represented the Governments of Nigeria, Rwanda, Benin and Tanzania in Washington, D.C.

Austin received a Bachelor or Arts (BA) in History & Government from Saint Augustine’s University and Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. He is a member of the Washington D.C. Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and serves on Board of Directors of the William O. Lockridge Community Foundation (WOLCF).

In addition, he writes a monthly political column for The Washington Informer and servers as the Managing Editor of the publication’s Our House D.C. Newsletter, which examines the impact on Black homeownership in Wards 7 and 8.

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A youth panel moderated by Jamal Holtz at the MLK Jr. Conversations and Crank Conference on Jan. 14 (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Moten Strikes the Right Note with Music-Filled Anti-Violence Conference

by Kayla Benjamin and Austin R. Cooper Jr. January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

After a series of shootings in recent weeks, the conference felt particularly urgent.

2022 USFSI participants after a session on African Fashion. (Austin R. Cooper Jr./The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Local Nonprofit Exposes Local Students to International Careers

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
On Jan. 3, 58 members were sworn into the Congressional Black Caucus. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics

CBC Swearing-In: The Conscience of the Congress

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. January 4, 2023January 10, 2023
From Dec. 13-15, African presidents, Congressional members and the President and Vice President of the United States met during the three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. This photo is taken day-three during the Plenary 1 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ben Solomon/ U.S. Department of State)
Posted inPolitics

White House Emphasizes Importance of U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. December 19, 2022December 19, 2022
Father and son and Alpha Brothers, the Rev. Austin R. Cooper Sr. and Our House Managing Editor Austin R. Cooper Jr. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience

Celebrating Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. December 12, 2022December 13, 2022
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American from Chicago, was tortured and murdered in 1955. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inOpinion

COOPER: Vote for Emmett Till

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. November 2, 2022November 3, 2022
Posted inSupplements

Our House DC: One Year Later

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. June 8, 2022October 10, 2022
Posted inBlack Homeownership in DC

Community Conversation with the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue: 

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. March 28, 2022April 11, 2022
Posted inCommunity

Show Me Love DMV – Wanda Lockridge, A Forever Love

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. February 14, 2022February 15, 2022
Hon Andrew J Young with Austin R Cooper
Posted inHomeownership

A BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONVERSATION

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. February 13, 2022February 28, 2022

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