Christian Cooper made national news in May 2020 when, while birdwatching in New York’s Central Park, a white woman called 911 to report that an “African American man was threatening her life” after he’d asked her to put her dog on a leash. His recording of their interaction went viral, just as the country was rocked by the George Floyd murder. Since then, he has hosted a National Geographic Wild series, “Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper,” and written a memoir about growing up a closeted gay teenager on Long Island, titled “Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World.” Nancy Giles reports.
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Death toll rises in Russia terror attack – CBS News Watch CBS News In the aftermath of Friday’s terrorist attack at a concert venue outside Moscow (when armed men in combat fatigues opened fire and then set the place ablaze), the death toll has now climbed to more than 130. […]
