Barry Michael Cooper, a pioneer of Black cinema in the 1990s, passed away on Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 66. Cooper’s death was confirmed by a representative for Spike Lee ...

There is no discussion of 1990s-era Black movies without films written by Barry Michael Cooper, the Harlem, New York, born-and-raised journalist turned screenwriter who penned “New Jack City,” ...

Voletta Wallace attends 2017 American Black Film Festival on June 17, 2017 in Miami, Florida.It would not be possible for ...

Barry Michael Cooper, a screenwriter best known for his work in New Jack City and Above the Rim, died on Wednesday, Jan. 22. He was 66. According to Variety, Cooper's death was confirmed by a ...

Inset: Barry Michael Cooper in 2011. Left and right: Two of Cooper's cover stories for the Voice. John W. Ferguson/Getty Images; Village Voice Archive John W. Ferguson/Getty Images; Village Voice ...

American screenwriter, journalist, and director Barry Michael Cooper breathed his last on Tuesday, January 21 at 66. His friend and former The Village Voice colleague Nelson George confirmed the ...

By Alex Williams Barry Michael Cooper, who was one of the first journalists to explore the crack epidemic of the 1980s before turning to Hollywood, where he made his mark with screenplays for ...

The writer and producer behind classic Black films like "New Jack City" and "Above the Rim" passed away at age 66. Cooper made his directorial debut in 2005 with Blood on the Wall$, a low-budget ...