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Andrew W. Cooper (August 21, 1927–January 28, 2002) was an African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
 civil rights activist, businessman
Businessperson

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, and journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
. He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of The City Sun
The City Sun

The City Sun was a weekly newspaper that was published in Brooklyn from 1984 through 1996. Its primary focus was on issues of interest to African Americans in New York City....
.

Cooper was born in 1927 in Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
. He attended Boys High School and Adelphi University
Adelphi University

Adelphi University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Garden City, New York, in Nassau County, New York. A nationally accredited school, it is the oldest institution of higher learning on Long Island....
. From 1951 through 1971, he was an executive of the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company
Schaefer Beer

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.

In 1965, Cooper brought suit under the Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act

The National Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States....
 against racial gerrymandering
Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering is a form of Redistribution in which electoral district or constituency boundaries are deliberately modified for electoral advantage....
. African Americans and Latinos made up the majority of the Bedford-Stuyvesant
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Bedford-Stuyvesant is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City, United States, borough of Brooklyn. Formed in 1930, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3, Brooklyn Community Board 8 and Brooklyn Community Board 16....
 neighborhood in which he lived, but the neighborhood was divided among five congressional district
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s, each represented by a white Congressmember
United States House of Representatives

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Andrew W. Cooper (August 21, 1927–January 28, 2002) was an African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
 civil rights activist, businessman
Businessperson

A businessperson is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented business, or more specifically, someone who is involved in the management of a company ....
, and journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
. He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of The City Sun
The City Sun

The City Sun was a weekly newspaper that was published in Brooklyn from 1984 through 1996. Its primary focus was on issues of interest to African Americans in New York City....
.

Cooper was born in 1927 in Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
. He attended Boys High School and Adelphi University
Adelphi University

Adelphi University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Garden City, New York, in Nassau County, New York. A nationally accredited school, it is the oldest institution of higher learning on Long Island....
. From 1951 through 1971, he was an executive of the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company
Schaefer Beer

Schaefer Beer is a brand of beer from the United States. Schaefer beer traces its beginnings back to 1842, when the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company which stands for Frederick and Maximilian, the brothers who founded Schaefer....
.

In 1965, Cooper brought suit under the Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act

The National Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States....
 against racial gerrymandering
Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering is a form of Redistribution in which electoral district or constituency boundaries are deliberately modified for electoral advantage....
. African Americans and Latinos made up the majority of the Bedford-Stuyvesant
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Bedford-Stuyvesant is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City, United States, borough of Brooklyn. Formed in 1930, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3, Brooklyn Community Board 8 and Brooklyn Community Board 16....
 neighborhood in which he lived, but the neighborhood was divided among five congressional district
Congressional district

A congressional Electoral district is an electoral constituency that elects a single member of a congress. Countries with congressional districts include the United States, the Philippines, and Japan....
s, each represented by a white Congressmember
United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
. Cooper opposed districts drawn in what he described as "so tortuous, artificial and labyrinthine a manner that the lines are irrational and unrelated to any proper purpose". His lawsuit, Cooper v. Power, was successful. It resulted in the creation of New York's 12th Congressional District
New York's 12th congressional district

New York's 12th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. It includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan....
 and the election in 1968 of Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was a African-United States politician, educator, and author. She was a United States Congress, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983....
, the first black woman
List of African-American firsts

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 ever elected to the U.S. Congress
United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
.

In the 1970s, Cooper left the business world to become a journalist. He started the Trans-Urban News Service (TUNS) in 1977, with the dual goals of training minority journalists and producing reporting that was relevant to their communities. The Public Relations Society of America
Public Relations Society of America

The Public Relations Society of America , based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 32,000 professional and student members, and is organized into 109 chapters nationwide....
 gave TUNS its top award in 1979 for its multi-part series on racial tensions between blacks and Jews in Crown Heights
Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The main thoroughfare through this neighborhood is Eastern Parkway , a tree-lined boulevard designed by Frederick Law Olmsted extending two miles east-west....
. Cooper wrote a weekly column, "One Man's Opinion", for the Amsterdam News and also wrote for The Village Voice
The Village Voice

The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper in New York City, United States featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City....
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Cooper founded The City Sun, a weekly newspaper that covered issues of interest to African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
s in New York City
New York City

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, in 1984. According to The New York Times
The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"?named for its staid appearance and style?is regarded as a national newspaper of record....
, The City Sun had a circulation of 18,500 in 1987. Financial difficulties forced Cooper to shut down The City Sun in 1996.

Cooper was recognized as Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists
National Association of Black Journalists

The National Association of Black Journalists , was founded in 1975 by 44 men and women in Washington, D.C. Headquartered at the University of Maryland, College Park and with 4100 members, it is the largest organization of journalists of Colored in the nation....
 in 1987 for his work at The City Sun.

Cooper died in Brooklyn in 2002 of a stroke.