Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer who co-wrote the blaxploitation ’90s classic “New Jack City” and finished his “Harlem trilogy” writing “Sugar Hill” and “Above the Rim ...

Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Screenwriter, Dies at 66 Barry Michael Cooper, a pioneer of Black cinema in the 1990s, passed away on Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 66.

Barry Michael Cooper in 1994 in Baltimore, where he lived. He wrote the screenplay for “New Jack City” (1991), which presaged a wave of films from Black directors and screenwriters that ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above the Rim and the man who coined the term New Jack Swing, has died.

Barry Michael Cooper, ... Cooper, who moved to Baltimore in the mid 1980s, passed away on January 21, 2025. He was 66. In Black pop cultural circles, Cooper was known for having coined the ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the esteemed journalist-turned-screenwriter who helped define an era of Black cinema, has sadly passed away at the age of 66.His cause of death has not been disclosed.

Barry Michael Cooper, a talented writer and producer, has left an indelible mark on the film and television industry with his groundbreaking work. His recent passing at the age of 66 in Baltimore ...

Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' has died at age 66. 'Will never be another,' his son says.

Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill’ and ‘Above the Rim’ Writer, Dies at 66. Cooper also wrote episodes of Netflix's 'She's Gotta Have It' series.