Stanley Cofer speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new location of the Texas African American Museum. For years, Cofer has been a prominent and influential leader in the Tyler community. In addition to serving as a pastor, working as an insurance agent, and acting as a Republican Party Precinct Chair, he is also President of the Empowerment Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Tyler, Texas that conducts activities in the area to promote education, health, development, and more. In 2016, the Empowerment Community Development Corporation established the Texas African American History Museum at the suggestion of Gloria Washington and Clarence Shackleford. | Creator: Zak Wellerman (Tyler Morning Telegraph) | Date: November 2020 | Source: http://texasafricanamericanmuseum.org/?fbclid=IwAR1PUwLrtBkdRpZ213MZLck1LMmLedxsNA6wlxcSxZTXisr_eBsTuM7mYyoDownload Original File
