Black Man Who Was Racially Abused by White Woman in US While Birdwatching Turns Viral Video into Graphic Novel
4 years, 3 months ago

Black Man Who Was Racially Abused by White Woman in US While Birdwatching Turns Viral Video into Graphic Novel

News 18  

Christian Cooper, the African-American man, who went viral for filming a white woman for calling the police on him while he was birding, has been inspired to convert his experience at the Central Park, New York, to comic tales released by the DC Comics. The incident went viral calling hate upon Amy, who tried to falsely report Christian in an attempt to leverage pre-existing bias and systemic racism. The video, recorded by the sister of the man went viral with many lashing out at the 41-year-old woman for walking the Cocker Spaniel in this manner off-leash. ‘Represent’ aims to “showcase and introduce creators traditionally underrepresented in the mainstream comic book medium” and rest of the chapters are scheduled to drop in 2021.

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Central Park birder Christian Cooper is turning his viral video fame into a memoir and TV show
1 year, 6 months ago

Central Park birder Christian Cooper is turning his viral video fame into a memoir and TV show

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — There’s nothing that can keep Christian Cooper from enjoying his “happy place,” the bird-friendly Ramble of Central Park — not even his tense, viral video encounter three years ago with a woman walking her dog off leash in his refuge. “And when you do that, you can’t be preoccupied anymore about, ‘Oh my God, I feel so …

Central Park birder Christian Cooper is getting a National Geographic TV show
2 years, 7 months ago

Central Park birder Christian Cooper is getting a National Geographic TV show

LA Times  

Christian Cooper, the avid birder and science writer and editor who went viral after he was falsely accused of threatening a woman in Central Park for asking her to keep her dog on a leash, is getting his own TV show. National Geographic has ordered six episodes of “Extraordinary Birder,” which will follow Cooper’s avian adventures around the world. “Life-long …

Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show
2 years, 7 months ago

Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show

NPR  

Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show Enlarge this image toggle caption Jon Kroll/National Geographic Jon Kroll/National Geographic Christian Cooper, the bird-watching Black man who was the target of false accusations during an encounter in New York City's Central Park in 2020, has a new TV show airing on National Geographic. "Whether braving stormy seas …

Fired After Calling 911 On A Black Bird-Watcher, Amy Cooper Sues For Discrimination
3 years, 6 months ago

Fired After Calling 911 On A Black Bird-Watcher, Amy Cooper Sues For Discrimination

NPR  

Fired After Calling 911 On A Black Bird-Watcher, Amy Cooper Sues For Discrimination Enlarge this image toggle caption Christian Cooper via Facebook/Screenshot by NPR Christian Cooper via Facebook/Screenshot by NPR Amy Cooper, a white New York woman who called police on a Black bird-watcher in Central Park last Memorial Day, is suing the company that swiftly fired her over the …

White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher Allegedly Made A Second 911 Call
4 years, 2 months ago

White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher Allegedly Made A Second 911 Call

NPR  

White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher Allegedly Made A Second 911 Call Enlarge this image toggle caption Christian Cooper via Facebook/Screenshot by NPR Christian Cooper via Facebook/Screenshot by NPR Amy Cooper, the white woman who was captured on cellphone video calling the police on a Black bird-watcher in Central Park this summer, also allegedly made a second 911 …

Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged
4 years, 5 months ago

Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged

NPR  

Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged Enlarge this image toggle caption Christian Cooper/AP Christian Cooper/AP A white woman who called the police and claimed a Black man was threatening her after he asked her to put her dog on a leash in New York's Central Park will be prosecuted over the incident, Manhattan's …

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