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By Nelson A. King
As Jamaican-born comedienne
Sarah Cooper has become an internet
sensation with her viral lipsynched
trolls of President Trump’s
speeches and interviews, it was not
entirely a surprise when she parodied
the president during the recent,
virtual Democratic National Convention
(DNC).
“Whether you plan to vote by mail
or in person with a mask, it is your
vote, and it is your right,” said Cooper,
42, in her appearance at the DNC
on Aug. 19. “Don’t let Donald Trump
take that away from you.”
Cooper — who is also a speaker
and an author of bestselling books,
“How to Be Successful Without
Hurting Men’s Feelings” and “100
Tricks to Appear Smart in Meeting”
— said on her website that she has
built her comedy career “in between
working for companies like Yahoo
and Google,” where she was “fed free
lunches and lots of material.”
In April, Cooper said she began
lip-syncing Trump on TikTok while
under quarantine.
She said she soon went viral with
a 50-second clip called “How to
Medical,” in which she “regurgitates
Trump’s proposed COVID-19 cures of
UV light and disinfectant.”
Cooper said it has since been
viewed almost 25 million times
across Twitter, YouTube, Instagram
and Facebook.
She said she has created dozens
more Trump lip-syncs, each garnering
millions of views, landing her on
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Angela P. Sealy.
By Nelson A. King
The Brooklyn-based West Indian
American Day Carnival Association
(WIADCA), organizer of New York’s
Caribbean Carnival, says “COVID-19
can’t stop us,” as the week-long carnival
goes virtual.
“We are moving forward with plans
to go virtual,” said WIADCA in a statement.
As it celebrates a historical 53rd
milestone, WIADCA said it is “taking it
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By Tangerine Clarke
The Guyana Cultural Association of
New York, Inc. has set the stage to celebrate
its 20th Anniversary Season, in ‘virtual’
colorful splendor, during a weekend
of events, from Sept. 2 to 6, 2020.
Like so many other festivals that are
using the Zoom platform to entertain
patrons due to the ongoing global pandemic,
and CDC safety measure protocol,
GCA is forging ahead with an exciting
program, that will include, the GCA
Awards Ceremony, and special Godfrey
Chin Prize for Heritage Journalism, set
for Sept. 2, from 6 pm – 8 pm.
A Kweh Kweh Night, will be held on
Sept. 4, from 8 pm – 10 pm, followed by
a massive Family Fun Day and Children’s
Village, on Sept. 6, from 3 pm – 8 pm.
Under the theme: Reflection and Reaf-
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