ESSAYS

Is It Illegal To Be Black In America? By Kevin Cooper

July 25, 2016

Sometime in the early 19th century, former United States President Thomas Jefferson stated: ‘Unchecked power twisted white men’s characters. Since he was a slave owner and an oppressor, he should know what he speaks about! He also stated: The man must be a prodigy who can retain his manners and […]

Murder Is America’s National Sport by Kevin Cooper

July 1, 2016

Those in the know within this country do understand this truth. Neither baseball, nor football, basketball, or any other named sport is truly this country’s national sport. They know what many others are just realizing, and that is: Murder is this country’s national sport! To certain historians, this has always […]

Let’s Call It What It Is! Past, Present and Future by Kevin Cooper

April 11, 2016

Execute/Executions; means to carry out fully; put completely into effect; to do what is called for (as by the law); to put to death in accordance with a legal sentence; to produce by, carry out by design; to do what is needed to give validity to; to carry out effectively, […]

Failed

November 5, 2014

For centuries certain groups of people have been speaking to other groups of people concerning our humanity. This is still being done in order to try and convince those people to end the death penalty.  Yet it appears that no matter how long, or how hard, certain people tried to […]

We have discovered evidence that the sheriff’s department ordered destroyed

December 27, 2000

I, Kevin Cooper, a forty-one-year old African American, am writing this from death row at San Quentin Prison. Though I am not trying to offend anyone in this writing, I must speak the truth. A truth that most Americans do not want to acknowledge or admit. I like ninety percent […]

It Doesn’t Matter by Kevin Cooper

January 2, 2000

I, Kevin Cooper, a forty-one-year old African American, am writing this from death row at San Quentin Prison. Though I am not trying to offend anyone in this writing, I must speak the truth. A truth that most Americans do not want to acknowledge or admit. I like ninety percent […]