Cook, III (born November 12, 1983) is an African-American playwright, journalist, educator and writer currently serving as director of the 7th Ward Neighborhood Center in New Orleans, a non-profit organization designed to improve quality of life conditions for residents of New Orleans' historic 7th Ward.
His one-act play Barren Fields won an NAACP ACT-SO medal in 2002.
Also an educator, he formerly worked with at-risk youth at Walter L.