Christian Cooper’s encounter in Central Park with a white woman who called 911 to falsely accuse him of threatening her spurred a national outcry. Now he is hosting a birding series for National Geographic. Source: New York Times
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Amy Cooper Sues Former Employer for Racial Discrimination
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2021
Ms. Cooper, who made the call after a man asked her to leash her dog in Central Park, says that she was discriminated against because of her race. Source: New York Times
Amy Cooper, Who Falsely Accused Bird-Watcher in Central Park, Has Charges Dismissed
By Gotham Rex on February 16, 2021
Ms. Cooper, a white woman, called 911 on the bird-watcher in Central Park. Prosecutors asked a judge to drop the charges after she finished an education program about racial bias. Source: New York Times
Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call to Falsely Accuse Black Bird-Watcher
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2020
Prosecutors said Ms. Cooper called the police twice, first falsely reporting she had been threatened by a man in Central Park who had asked her to leash her dog, then later claiming he had assaulted her. Source: New York Times
Amy Cooper Faces Charges After Calling Police on Black Bird Watcher
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
Ms. Cooper was captured on video calling the police after Christian Cooper asked her to keep her dog on a leash in Central Park. Source: New York Times
How 2 Lives Collided in Central Park, Rattling the Nation
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2020
The inside story of the black birder and the white woman who called the police on him. Their encounter stirred wrenching conversations about racism and white privilege. Source: New York Times