Sharon Cooper is one of four surviving sisters of Sandra

Bland. A native Chicagoan, Sharon is a DePaul University

alumna who graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Sociology

& Pre-Law and a minor in African & Black Diaspora Studies.

In the wake of her sister Sandra Bland’s untimely death and

the suspicious circumstances surrounding it, Sharon has

become a social justice advocate on behalf of her sister

and other Black men, women, boys and girls who have died

in police custody and at the hands of police due to brutal

encounters. Recognized by Hello Beautiful as a 2016

Woman to Know, Sharon travels the country speaking

about policies that serve as barriers to the progression of

communities of color and has appeared on CNN, Nightline,

MSNBC & The View.