Overview
- In a Jan. 8 appearance on Syndicate X Books’ Books That Changed My Life, Nicole Cooke-Johnson said the estate "very rarely" approves projects because "there is no room for error."
- She pointed to a recent picture-book adaptation of A Change Is Gonna Come as an example of a project that aligns with the legacy and reaches new audiences.
- Cooke-Johnson described an ethos that rejects opportunities that feel "inorganic" and said the team is held to a high level of accountability on every decision.
- She serves as CEO of Royalty Firm LLC, formed with her grandmother Barbara in 2008 to manage publishing and brand stewardship; Barbara died in 2021.
- Sam Cooke was killed in Los Angeles in 1964 at age 33, and Rolling Stone recently ranked A Change Is Gonna Come the greatest protest song of all time.