Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper
@stephenacooper.bsky.social
I’m a writer. I write fiction. I also write about the death penalty, justice reform, reggae, and much more.
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Hello. On Feb 6, my former client Demetrius Frazier will be gas-tortured to death in Alabama. My column “Leadership abdication and Alabama’s next execution” has been published in The MontgomeryAdvertiser (in Alabama) & also at @USATODAY.com Here’s a free link. Please read: archive.ph/2025.01.28-1...
I don’t think a lot of people realize Alabama’s next nitrogen-gassing is March 12, the victim’s daughter is against it, &, the defendant is a poor already-dying and wheelchair-bound Black man who wasn’t the triggerman (the triggerman got a life sentence). www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
Alabama’s nitrogen-gassing: the descent of mankind | STEPHEN COOPER
Alabama officials ready themselves to again gas-torture another human being with nitrogen.
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:59 AM
I don’t think a lot of people realize Alabama’s next nitrogen-gassing is March 12, the victim’s daughter is against it, &, the defendant is a poor already-dying and wheelchair-bound Black man who wasn’t the triggerman (the triggerman got a life sentence). www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
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This weeks 2/14 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast Ep 940 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on Podbean at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-t8pdz-... The Show is also available on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Follow, Download, Stream. Listen & Enjoy! #ReggaeSky ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This weeks 2/14 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast Ep 940 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on Podbean at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-t8pdz-... The Show is also available on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Follow, Download, Stream. Listen & Enjoy! #ReggaeSky ❤️
This ⬇️ will be republished in Alabama—where Mr. Burton’s execution is scheduled on March 12—and I will repost it then.
Hello. When you have time, please read my new essay called “The inhumanity of Charles Burton’s execution” published today in @timesofisrael.com Thank you! blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-inhumani...
The Blogs: The inhumanity of Charles Burton’s execution
From the blog of Stephen A. Cooper at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This ⬇️ will be republished in Alabama—where Mr. Burton’s execution is scheduled on March 12—and I will repost it then.
To the people following me for reggae-related reasons, just a reminder I’m scheduled to interview two reggae legends this month: Pablove Black and Jah Life. Both interviews will eventually be published at @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social —so be sure to look for them there. Happy Valentine’s Day.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
To the people following me for reggae-related reasons, just a reminder I’m scheduled to interview two reggae legends this month: Pablove Black and Jah Life. Both interviews will eventually be published at @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social —so be sure to look for them there. Happy Valentine’s Day.
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Hello. When you have time, please read my new essay called “The inhumanity of Charles Burton’s execution” published today in @timesofisrael.com Thank you! blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-inhumani...
The Blogs: The inhumanity of Charles Burton’s execution
From the blog of Stephen A. Cooper at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Hello. When you have time, please read my new essay called “The inhumanity of Charles Burton’s execution” published today in @timesofisrael.com Thank you! blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-inhumani...
‘Nuff respect @soundsofthecaribbean.com for mentioning (2X!) the book Scientist & I have written about Scientist’s legendary career on your show this past Saturday which celebrated Bob Marley’s 81st earthstrong. For updates later this year about the book, see:
www.stephenacooper.net/forthcoming-...
www.stephenacooper.net/forthcoming-...
February 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
‘Nuff respect @soundsofthecaribbean.com for mentioning (2X!) the book Scientist & I have written about Scientist’s legendary career on your show this past Saturday which celebrated Bob Marley’s 81st earthstrong. For updates later this year about the book, see:
www.stephenacooper.net/forthcoming-...
www.stephenacooper.net/forthcoming-...
In case you missed it, my essay “HB 41 is a bad law for Alabama (and it’s unconstitutional)” was published today in Alabama’s best newspaper, The Montgomery Advertiser, & in its sister newspapers, The Tuscaloosa News & The Gadsden Times. 🆓link: archive.ph/2026.02.07-1... (pls see my last post, too!)
February 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
In case you missed it, my essay “HB 41 is a bad law for Alabama (and it’s unconstitutional)” was published today in Alabama’s best newspaper, The Montgomery Advertiser, & in its sister newspapers, The Tuscaloosa News & The Gadsden Times. 🆓link: archive.ph/2026.02.07-1... (pls see my last post, too!)
Yesterday Governor Kay Ivey set the date for Alabama’s next nitrogen-gassing, the state’s eighth, for March 12. 🆓 Link (if paywalled): archive.ph/npW2L
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
Alabama’s nitrogen-gassing: the descent of mankind | STEPHEN COOPER
Alabama officials ready themselves to again gas-torture another human being with nitrogen.
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Yesterday Governor Kay Ivey set the date for Alabama’s next nitrogen-gassing, the state’s eighth, for March 12. 🆓 Link (if paywalled): archive.ph/npW2L
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
Look here: On #BobMarley’s 81st earthstrong, I just want to remind you people about my October 1, 2020 essay, “Bob Marley Still Really Wouldn’t Want You Voting for Trump.” That is all. Thank you. www.northcoastcurrent.com/oside-commun...
Bob Marley Still Really Wouldn’t Want You Voting for Trump
By Stephen Cooper In August 2019, in an opinion piece for the Tennessean, I wrote: “You don’t have to listen to reggae in order to navigate the perilous times we’re living in, or appreciate the deprav...
www.northcoastcurrent.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Look here: On #BobMarley’s 81st earthstrong, I just want to remind you people about my October 1, 2020 essay, “Bob Marley Still Really Wouldn’t Want You Voting for Trump.” That is all. Thank you. www.northcoastcurrent.com/oside-commun...
How much is Senator Katie Britt thinking about the repetitive gassing-torture executions in Alabama? The next one is set for March 12. @carlquintanilla.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
How much is Senator Katie Britt thinking about the repetitive gassing-torture executions in Alabama? The next one is set for March 12. @carlquintanilla.bsky.social
I wonder if anyone noticed Alabama’s Governor set a nitrogen-gassing-execution date today—Alabama’s 8th gassing—for another poor Black man on March 12. The victim’s daughter doesn’t want this, the defendant wasn’t the triggerman, and is wheel-chair bound in poor health. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
'Shoot me, hang me, just please don’t gas me' | STEPHEN COOPER
That’s what the desperately grim pleas for mercy from the condemned sound like these days in Alabama as reported August 19th by Emily Mae Czachor for CBS News in her article,
www.yahoo.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I wonder if anyone noticed Alabama’s Governor set a nitrogen-gassing-execution date today—Alabama’s 8th gassing—for another poor Black man on March 12. The victim’s daughter doesn’t want this, the defendant wasn’t the triggerman, and is wheel-chair bound in poor health. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Stephen Cooper: When you think of Dennis Brown, what are one or two of your memories [of him] that come to mind?
Sly Dunbar: He [was] a…https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2019/03/10-minutes-with-superstar-drummer-sly-dunbar-the-interview/
Sly Dunbar: He [was] a…https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2019/03/10-minutes-with-superstar-drummer-sly-dunbar-the-interview/
10 Minutes with Superstar Drummer Sly Dunbar (The Interview)
10 Minutes with Superstar Drummer Sly Dunbar (The Interview). Stephen Cooper interviewed one of the most innovative and influential drummers of all time.
www.reggae-vibes.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Stephen Cooper: When you think of Dennis Brown, what are one or two of your memories [of him] that come to mind?
Sly Dunbar: He [was] a…https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2019/03/10-minutes-with-superstar-drummer-sly-dunbar-the-interview/
Sly Dunbar: He [was] a…https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2019/03/10-minutes-with-superstar-drummer-sly-dunbar-the-interview/
In a blistering opinion, Judge Fred Biery of Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas condemned “the perfidious lust for unbridled power” and “the imposition of cruelty.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Whose Detention Drew Outrage
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 PM
In a blistering opinion, Judge Fred Biery of Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas condemned “the perfidious lust for unbridled power” and “the imposition of cruelty.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
In case you missed it, my essay “Alabama’s death penalty goes against Jewish teachings” was published in Alabama’s best & most historic newspaper today—The Montgomery Advertiser (& in its sister papers, The Tuscaloosa News & Gadsden Times). Here’s a link: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
January 31, 2026 at 12:51 PM
In case you missed it, my essay “Alabama’s death penalty goes against Jewish teachings” was published in Alabama’s best & most historic newspaper today—The Montgomery Advertiser (& in its sister papers, The Tuscaloosa News & Gadsden Times). Here’s a link: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
🚥We’ve lost a lot of #reggae legends lately—which has been tough. One reggae legend very much alive is the venerable producer Jah Life. My “part 3” reasoning with Jah Life is set for the end of February. For all the #reggaesky aficionados: Let I&I know what you want me to ask Jah Life! And bless up!
January 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
🚥We’ve lost a lot of #reggae legends lately—which has been tough. One reggae legend very much alive is the venerable producer Jah Life. My “part 3” reasoning with Jah Life is set for the end of February. For all the #reggaesky aficionados: Let I&I know what you want me to ask Jah Life! And bless up!
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Still shocked and saddened, but also inspired to keep interviewing as many reggae legends as possible. www.reggae-vibes.com/wp-content/u...
January 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Still shocked and saddened, but also inspired to keep interviewing as many reggae legends as possible. www.reggae-vibes.com/wp-content/u...
I see a lot of posts about #HolocaustMemorialDay today. Good, but just so you know, Alabama has gassed 7 men to death with nitrogen gas since 2024 and Louisiana gassed a man with nitrogen last year. So when we say “never again” that doesn’t include gassing. archive.ph/202509241509...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I see a lot of posts about #HolocaustMemorialDay today. Good, but just so you know, Alabama has gassed 7 men to death with nitrogen gas since 2024 and Louisiana gassed a man with nitrogen last year. So when we say “never again” that doesn’t include gassing. archive.ph/202509241509...
Rest in peace and in power Sly Dunbar—one of the most innovative and influential drummers of all time. I’ll never forget interviewing Sly in 2019, and everything he told me. We kept in contact a bit afterwards, and he always supported my reggae journalism. www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/201...
10 Minutes with Superstar Drummer Sly Dunbar (The Interview)
10 Minutes with Superstar Drummer Sly Dunbar (The Interview). Stephen Cooper interviewed one of the most innovative and influential drummers of all time.
www.reggae-vibes.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Rest in peace and in power Sly Dunbar—one of the most innovative and influential drummers of all time. I’ll never forget interviewing Sly in 2019, and everything he told me. We kept in contact a bit afterwards, and he always supported my reggae journalism. www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/201...
Reposted by Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper
This weeks 1/24 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5i57p-...
The show can also be heard on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Download, Stream, Listen & Enjoy #ReggaeSky RIP Stephen "Cat" Coore
The show can also be heard on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Download, Stream, Listen & Enjoy #ReggaeSky RIP Stephen "Cat" Coore
January 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This weeks 1/24 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5i57p-...
The show can also be heard on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Download, Stream, Listen & Enjoy #ReggaeSky RIP Stephen "Cat" Coore
The show can also be heard on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Download, Stream, Listen & Enjoy #ReggaeSky RIP Stephen "Cat" Coore
Hello. I’ve just launched my own website. Please visit stephenacooper.net. Thanks!
Stephen A. Cooper
stephenacooper.net
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Hello. I’ve just launched my own website. Please visit stephenacooper.net. Thanks!
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Very good piece! Stephen has been in the trenches and sounding the alarm. Don’t ignore or dismiss this important message…
Hello. When you have time, please read my new essay called “A Jewish meditation on anger and the death penalty” published today in @timesofisrael.com. Thank you! blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-jewish-med...
The Blogs: A Jewish meditation on anger and the death penalty
From the blog of Stephen A. Cooper at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Very good piece! Stephen has been in the trenches and sounding the alarm. Don’t ignore or dismiss this important message…
Hello. When you have time, please read my new essay called “A Jewish meditation on anger and the death penalty” published today in @timesofisrael.com. Thank you! blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-jewish-med...
The Blogs: A Jewish meditation on anger and the death penalty
From the blog of Stephen A. Cooper at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Hello. When you have time, please read my new essay called “A Jewish meditation on anger and the death penalty” published today in @timesofisrael.com. Thank you! blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-jewish-med...
“The #DeathPenalty and Martin Luther King, Jr.: 'The Time Is Always Right to Do What Is Right'” Link: www.huffpost.com/entry/the-de...
January 19, 2026 at 4:12 PM
“The #DeathPenalty and Martin Luther King, Jr.: 'The Time Is Always Right to Do What Is Right'” Link: www.huffpost.com/entry/the-de...