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

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

The D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue informs D.C. homeowners about the property tax process after mailing nearly 250,000 property assessments last month.

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Show Me Love DMV – Wanda Lockridge, A Forever Love

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. February 14, 2022February 15, 2022
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A BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONVERSATION

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. February 13, 2022February 28, 2022
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Struggle for Affordable Housing

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. January 30, 2022February 2, 2022
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Welcome to Our House D.C. 2022

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. January 17, 2022February 2, 2022
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COOPER: The Global Fund for Widows is Changing the World

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. December 28, 2021December 28, 2021
Posted inBlack Homeownership in DC

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP IN THE DISTRICT

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. December 20, 2021February 2, 2022
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Addressing Homelessness in D.C. — One Tent at a Time

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. October 20, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inBlack Homeownership in DC

Homeowners’ Dreams Deferred on Talbert Street in Southeast

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. September 29, 2021February 2, 2022
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What’s Next for Americans After Supreme Court’s Ruling on Eviction Moratoriums?

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. September 1, 2021December 21, 2021

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