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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper

@stephenacooper.bsky.social
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I’m a writer. I write fiction. I also write about the death penalty, justice reform, reggae, and much more.

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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚥irie #reggae news📰!: I’ve connected with the legendary singer Pam Hall, and Jah willing, hope to interview her about her unique and historic career next month for @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social. If you have a question you’d like me to ask Pam, please feel free to reply or send me a message. Give thx!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One of the legendary Scientist’s first memories as a youth was watching Millie Smalls, with his family in a parade—that was for her success with My Boy Lollipop—as it passed through where he lived at the time, in Rollington Town. #Scientist (Also pictured: @soundsofthecaribbean.com)
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Lots of people interested in Tennessee executions right now, but most people aren’t aware of the state’s long history of lethal injection failures. (Not many remember the 2018 execution of Edmund Zagorski—he chose electrocution at the very end over lethal injection concerns.) Link: archive.ph/BiZDu
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🚥 When it comes to #reggae music, always, always listen @soundsofthecaribbean.com wherever you get your podcasts. Seen? ‘Nuff respect every time. #Reggaesky
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I bet if Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was still alive and commenting on the #deathpenalty case of Christa Pike, he’d echo his statement: “Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.” Link: archive.ph/8TlL2
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🚥Toots Hibbert: “It takes time to build a mansion” (The Interview): www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/int... #Reggaesky
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🚥 ‘Nuff respect to Selecta Jerry @soundsofthecaribbean.com. #Bluesky & #Reggaesky are kind of nascent still, so just in case you don’t know: Always listen to Jerry wherever you get your podcasts for the best #reggae & #dub selections—new & old—as well as irie & valuable reggae information. Bless!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🚥Exciting reggae news: I have an interview scheduled with the legendary Clive Hunt on Oct. 4th. Please feel free to message me any particular question(s) you hope I ask about his unique, versatile, and enormously legendary career. Clive was just telling me a story about working with Dolly Parton….💔!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🚥A full report about Samory I’s first performance in L.A. and an irie interview of Samory I done after the show will be forthcoming at Reggae-Vibes magazine @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social in a few weeks. Bless up to all the reggae fans! #Reggaesky
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🚥Greetings reggae fans. Righteous reggae star Samory I is performing in Los Angeles this Saturday night. I’ll be there to provide a full report for @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social, as well as to interview Samory afterward. If there’s a question you’d like me to ask, let me know. 🙏 🇯🇲 #Reggaesky/#Bluesky
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Nice likkle tune that, different; I never heard that one before, so thanks for sharing it. I haven’t, but I probably should, scour my interviews (there are several) of Tony—to see what if anything he said about Stalag. If you want WhatsApp for Santa and Tony (or Ansel)—DM me. Fully is a tougher nut.
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Well, as I told Ansel, as a reggae journalist, I’m not picking sides on something as important as this is; by interviewing Santa and Ansel about it, I think I gave a fair airing to both legendary musicians—and it’s up to others to decide who they believe and why. Definitely talk to Fully if you can!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🚥Good news📰 reggae fans! I’ve connected with legendary Jamaican bassist, singer, and producer Lloyd Parks, and we are planning a November reasoning/interview; please feel free to reply or otherwise message me about any questions you’d like me to ask Parks before then. Bless up!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
🚥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
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
True. Not to mention—while the whole interview and what Hinds said remains as relevant today as it was then—I remember what Hinds said about how Bob Marley might teach us about Donald Trump’s candidacy for president were he still alive: “So much trouble in the world.” Then I said: “Crazy Baldheads.”
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The next U.S. execution is a nitrogen-gassing in Alabama on June 11. 🆓link: archive.ph/WdyLm
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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...
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
🚥 ‘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!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“Houses made on death row” (by Joseph Smith). Link: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🚥‘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!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Did you enjoy what he had to say about “Old Fashioned Way?” I know I did. Bless up, Selecta—great show this week; 950 episodes of @soundsofthecaribbean.com—a giant milestone; ‘nuff respect.
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
🚥Blessed earthstrong to the legendary Ansel Collins! I just spoke with Ansel in Jamaica, and he’s doing very, very well. We are scheduled to reason about his career just one month from today for publication @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social Please check out this new big tune Ansel is releasing soon come!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
‘Nuff respect @soundsofthecaribbean.com! If you love reggae—both old and new—always listen to Sounds of the Caribbean and Selecta Jerry; also, FYI I’m about to submit my roughly half an hour interview of the legendary Ken Boothe for publication @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social in the Netherlands. Bless!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Hi. In case you missed it, today I published—in Alabama’s best and most historic newspaper, The Montgomery Advertiser (which sadly isn’t on Bluesky)—another essay about people being gassed to death in America. A free link to the essay—in The Times of Israel—is one of my last few posts. Check it out!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
‘Nuff respect every time @soundsofthecaribbean.com Even on this still somewhat new platform mostly everyone who loves ❤️ 💛 💚 reggae knows they have to keep their ears locked to Sounds of the Caribbean every Saturday—wherever you get your podcasts from—for the best new and old reggae tunes! #Reggaesky
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
ICYMI My essay “Alabama AG Steve Marshall is unfit for public office” was published online today in Alabama’s best & most historic newspaper, The Montgomery Advertiser. It’ll also be in Sunday’s print edition. Marshall’s running to be a U.S. senator. See below⬇️this post for a free link to the essay.
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
🚥Hi. There’s a whole heap of bad things going on in the world right now, but in irie reggae news: I just spoke with one of Jamaica’s most legendary singers, Mr. Ken Boothe, and we have an interview planned for April which will eventually be published by @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social Seen? Blessings🙏🏻
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
ICYMI: See my timeline/last post for a free link. Thanks!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Hello. I’d like to thank Alabama’s best newspaper, The Montgomery Advertiser and also USATODAY, for publishing my new poem (www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...): “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee, Not Trump.” Here is a free link to the poem, which I hope you’ll read and also share. Thank you! archive.ph/gAnTn
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
How do you like this photo I took of Shinehead the day he spoke to me—and provided the quote in your piece?
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Hello. My essay, “The inhumanity of Charles Burton’s execution,” was published today in The Montgomery Advertiser & in its sister newspapers, Tuscaloosa News & Gadsden Times. Burton is to be gassed to death in Alabama on March 12. Here’s a free link: archive.ph/Xpf6R Would you please read and share?
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
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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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
‘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-...
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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!)
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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...
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Give thanks! I know this week’s show will have its sadness but I also know it will be a can’t miss show filled with many of reggae’s best tunes! Can’t wait for Saturday to download the next @soundsofthecaribbean.com . Bless up every time, Selecta.
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
February 19, 2019 Studio City Sound, CA
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🚥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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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Still shocked and saddened, but also inspired to keep interviewing as many reggae legends as possible. www.reggae-vibes.com/wp-content/u...
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
“The #DeathPenalty and Martin Luther King, Jr.: 'The Time Is Always Right to Do What Is Right'” Link: www.huffpost.com/entry/the-de...
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
70! www.reggae-vibes.com/wp-content/u...
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Just seeing this. You know, Johnny told me he’s a big fan of @soundsofthecaribbean.com!
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Hi! In case you’re interested in this, today I published “Investment in Alabama antithetical to French values” in Alabama’s best and most historic newspaper, The Montgomery Advertiser, & in its sister newspapers, The Gadsden Times & Tuscaloosa News. Link: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinio...
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
🚥 To the many people on this platform who love #reggae music: I just spoke with legendary producer Jah Life and for the sake of Jamaican 🇯🇲 music history, Jah Life and I will follow up on our epic 2025 two-part reasoning in spring 2026–and do a part three! Look for it at @reggae-vibes-nl.bsky.social.
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Stephen “reggaepaparazzi” Cooper @stephenacooper.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Bless up every time @soundsofthecaribbean.com ! Hanging out with you in New Jersey was one of the highlights of 2025 and Scientist told me to tell you: “Thank you!” and that he wishes you and all the listeners of Sounds of the Caribbean all the very best in 2026. ❤️ 💛 💚 🇯🇲
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