Barry Cooper
Wednesday, 23 Feb 2000 at 7:00 am – Sun Room, Memorial Union
African Americans On-LineBarry Cooper is the founder and CEO of Black Voices.com, the nation's largest virtual community for African Americans on the internet. Mr. Cooper, longtime chronicler of African American affairs, has been a writer, columnist and manager of Internet Web sites. A journalist for more than 20 years, he was nominated in 1983 for a Pulitzer prize for a series on disadvantaged atheletes. He also wrote a syndicated sports column.
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- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
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