Andrew W. Cooper (August 21, 1927 – January 28, 2002)[1] was an African-American activist during the Civil Rights Movement, businessman, and journalist.
[3] In 1965, Cooper brought suit under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 against racial gerrymandering.
[4] 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".
[4] 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.
[4] The Public Relations Society of America gave TUNS its top award in 1979 for its multi-part series on racial tensions between blacks and Jews in Crown Heights.