There is no discussion of 1990s-era Black movies without films written by Barry Michael Cooper, the Harlem, New York, ...

He invented the term 'New Jack Swing' and wrote the scripts for 'New Jack City', 'Above the Rim', and 'Sugar Hill'.

Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the acclaimed screenwriter best known for his “Harlem trilogy” consisting of the films “New Jack City” ...

After chronicling the crack boom of the 1980s as an investigative reporter, he had a high-profile but brief second career in ...

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

Cooper’s third film, Above the Rim, was released in theaters ... Cooper worked as a producer on the show and also wrote three episodes. Barry Michael Cooper wrote the ‘She’s Gotta Have ...

Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for his work on 'New Jack City' and 'Sugar Hill,' has died. He was 66.

Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter-turned-screenwriter known for the films "New Jack City," "Above the Rim" and "Sugar Hill," has died. Cooper died Tuesday, a spokesperson for the ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the writer and producer behind the classics New Jack City, Sugar Hill, and Above the Rim has died at ...

There is no discussion of 1990s-era Black movies without films written by Barry Michael Cooper ... City,” “Sugar Hill,” and “Above The Rim.” Cooper, who moved to Baltimore in the ...