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.
🚥One Love to all the reggae fans everywhere. Just a reminder if it’s a Saturday always be sure to download—anywhere podcasts are available—the week’s new episode of @soundsofthecaribbean.com by Selecta Jerry. Bless up every time, Jerry! Pt 2 of Ansel’s interview out soon @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social
This weeks 8/1 Sounds of the Caribbean Reggae Radio Podcast Episode 963 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on #Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ijwda-... The Show is also available on ApplePodcasts, AmazonMusic, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. No Ads! No AI! Just 4 hours of handpicked reggae music! #ReggaeSky
New interview of reggae legend Ansel Collins presented by @stephenacooper.bsky.social is up at @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social check it out #ReggaeSky www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/202...
Interview with Ansel Collins - Part 1 | Reggae Vibes
Interview with Ansel Collins | Read Stephen Cooper's first part of his interview with one of the best instrumentalists in all of reggae.
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This weeks 7/25 Sounds of the Caribbean #reggae radio Podcast Episode 962 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-w5c8g-... The show is also available on ApplePodcasts, AmazonMusic, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Follow, Download, Stream, Listen & Enjoy! #ReggaeSky
Part 1 of Stephen Cooper's interview with Ansel Collins. Reggae's ultimate instrumentalist reasons about his hits 'Double Barrel' & 'Monkey Spanner', discovering a young Sly Dunbar, and his early days in Kingston. Read the story and watch the YouTube clip. #AnselCollins @stephenacooper.bsky.social
Interview with Ansel Collins - Part 1 | Reggae Vibes
Interview with Ansel Collins | Read Stephen Cooper's first part of his interview with one of the best instrumentalists in all of reggae.
reggae-vibes.com
This weeks 7/4 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast EP. 959 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-3aswk-... The show is also available on ApplePodcasts, AmazonMusic, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Please Subscribe, Download, Stream, Share, Listen & Enjoy! #ReggaeSky
If you need/want a free link to this essay—published in multiple Alabama newspapers today—see my timeline for its initial publication in The Times of Israel. Thank you!
This weeks 6/27 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast Episode 958 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-228cd-... The show is also available on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Follow, Download, Listen & Enjoy! Go Deh! #ReggaeSky
🔈 Hello. Please read my new essay “Alabama’s justice system: A depraved heart and no soul.” The essay was published today @timesofisrael.com. FYI: Alabama’s next execution is scheduled for August 13. blogs.timesofisrael.com/alabamas-jus...
The Blogs: Alabama’s justice system: A depraved heart and no soul
From the blog of Stephen A. Cooper at The Times of Israel
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As Alabama officials ready themselves to again gas-torture another human being with nitrogen on June 11 despite objective evidence that all previous nitrogen gas executions have been torturous… archive.ph/npW2L
Jeffrey Lee’s nitrogen-gassing execution—in Alabama—is on June 11th. www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
Alabama’s summertime torture of Black men | STEPHEN COOPER
Alabama especially seems to torture Black men with its racist capital punishment regime.
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On June 11, Alabama is scheduled to torture a poor Black man to death by gassing him with nitrogen. These are “5 reasons why Alabama shouldn’t gas human beings to death.” 🆓link: archive.ph/ZcqLx
An 8th nitrogen-gassing is scheduled in Alabama this month; Alabama’s set to execute Jeffrey Lee by nitrogen-gassing or “nitrogen hypoxia” during a 30-hour window starting June 11;. This is an essay I published in Israel&Alabama after the state’s last gassing. blogs.timesofisrael.com/alabama-sava...
The Blogs: Alabama savagely gas-tortured a 7th man to death
From the blog of Stephen A. Cooper at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
Following my post from yesterday about Alabama’s next nitrogen-gassing execution—scheduled for June 11—check out this essay: “Gassing humans to death is wrong.” Odd isn’t it, how more people aren’t talking about Alabama’s penchant for gassing human beings to death? 🆓Link: archive.ph/2024.08.25-0...
This weeks 5/30 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast EP. 954 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ri4j2-... The show is also available on ApplePodcasts, AmazonMusic, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Come celebrate the music of the Blood & Fire Record Label #ReggaeSky
🗣️ Hello. When you have time please read my new essay, “Alabama’s summertime torture of Black men.” FYI, Alabama’s next nitrogen-gassing—of a Black man named Jeffrey Lee—is scheduled to occur during a 30-hour window starting June 11 and ending June 12. Thanks! blogs.timesofisrael.com/alabamas-sum...
The Blogs: Alabama’s summertime torture of Black men
From the blog of Stephen A. Cooper at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
🚥 ‘Nuff respect & blessings every time @soundsofthecaribbean.com. Hello #Reggaesky: Did you know Selecta Jerry’s zoning in on 1000 episodes of his reggae radio podcast he posts every Saturday? If somehow you love reggae 🎵music, but you aren’t listening to this show⬇️ every week, you can change this!
Selecta Jerry@soundsofthecaribbean.com · 2mo agoThis weeks 5/23 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast EP.953 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-expwk-... The show is also available on ApplePodcasts, AmazonMusic, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Download, Stream, Listen & Enjoy! Go Deh! #ReggaeSKy
This weeks 5/23 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast EP.953 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-expwk-... The show is also available on ApplePodcasts, AmazonMusic, Mixcloud, & TuneIn. Subscribe, Download, Stream, Listen & Enjoy! Go Deh! #ReggaeSKy
‼️Hello. Please read my new essay “Questions About Alabama’s Next Nitrogen-Gassing.” FYI Alabama’s next nitrogen-gassing is scheduled to occur during a 30-hour window starting June 11 and ending June 12. The essay was published today @TimesofIsrael.com. Thanks! blogs.timesofisrael.com/questions-ab...
The Blogs: Questions About Alabama’s Next Nitrogen-Gassing
From the blog of Stephen A. Cooper at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
“Houses made on death row” (by Joseph Smith). Link: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 3mo agoWow, the Supreme Court's third and final decision is Hamm v. Smith, a case about the execution of mentally disabled people—but the court simply dismisses it as improvidently granted. Thomas and Alito dissent. Count this as a win—the 8th Amendment survives. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
🚥‘Nuff respect every time @soundsofthecaribbean.com! I interviewed Ansel Collins for 100 minutes Saturday—and we have plans to speak again in the fall. To read my conversation with Ansel be sure to check the @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social website in the next few weeks. Bless up to all the reggae fans!
#Interview Check part 3 of the Jah Life interview by Stephen Cooper. Dive into the producer’s youth in West Kingston and his memories of Back-O-Wall. He also clears up the history of working with Eek-A-Mouse on classic tracks like 'Creation' and 'Georgie Porgie'. @stephenacooper.bsky.social #jahLife
Interview with Jah Life (Part 3) | Reggae Vibes
Interview with Jah Life. Read the 3rd part of the in-depth interview by Stephen Cooper with Hyman Wright aka Jah Life.
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🚥 ICYMI: Yesterday, in the Netherlands, @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social published Pt. 3 of my reasoning with legendary reggae producer and record label owner Jah Life. These interviews are the most comprehensive reasoning to date with Jah Life you can find anywhere. www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/202...
Interview with Jah Life (Part 3) | Reggae Vibes
Interview with Jah Life. Read the 3rd part of the in-depth interview by Stephen Cooper with Hyman Wright aka Jah Life.
reggae-vibes.com
This weeks 5/16 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast EP.952 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5rzun-... The show is also available on ApplePodcasts, AmazonMusic, Mixcloud, & TuneIn No Ads, No AI just 4 hours of handpicked reggae selection. #ReggaeSky
Really interesting news story about Alabama’s next nitrogen-gassing execution set for June 11. alabamareflector.com/2026/04/30/a...
Alabama Department of Corrections, AG's office face possible sanctions in death penalty case | Alabama Reflector
A U.S. District Court judge ordered that ADOC and the AG's Office submit reasons why they should not be punished for making false statements.
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This weeks 5/2 Sounds of the Caribbean #Reggae Radio Podcast EP.951 is up at www.soundsofthecaribbean.com & on Podbean www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pwbnh-... The show is also available on ApplePodcasts AmazonMusic Mixcloud & TuneIn. Subscribe, Follow, Download, Stream, Listen & Enjoy! #ReggaeSky
#Interview Read Stephen Cooper's interview with Ken Boothe! Ken talks about his 60-year career, his deep friendship with Bob Marley, and the stories behind hits like 'Everything I Own'. Even while facing Parkinson’s, his spirit is pure inspiration. #kenboothe @stephenacooper.bsky.social
Interview with Ken Boothe | Reggae Vibes
Interview with Ken Boothe | Read Stephen Cooper's brief interview with one of the greatest Jamaican singers ever born.
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