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Barry Michael Cooper, Visionary Behind ‘New Jack City' And ‘Above The Rim,' Dead At 66
His final post showed him wearing a black hoodie with the caption: “15 January 2025 – Dr. MLK Day – "Am I My Brother's Keeper? – Baltimore, Md.” Barry Michael Cooper's legacy will now be ...
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Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill’ and ‘Above the Rim’ Writer, Dies at 66
Cooper worked as a producer on the show and also wrote three episodes. Barry Michael Cooper wrote the ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ season-two episode “#SuperFunkyCaliFragiSexy.” Netflix ...
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Barry Michael Cooper, Famed Screenwriter & “New Jack Swing” Phrase Inventor, Dies At 66
Barry Michael Cooper, a writer who penned the screenplay for New Jack City and reportedly coined the phrase “New Jack Swing,” has died. Barry Michael Cooper’s other works include writings ...
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Barry Michael Cooper, A Hip-Hop Storytelling Legend, Taken Too Soon At 66
Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind “New Jack City” and pioneering investigative journalist, died Tuesday in Baltimore at age 66. Barry Michael Cooper, the celebrated screenwriter ...
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Barry Michael Cooper, writer of Harlem-trilogy ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill,’ and ‘Above The Rim’ passes away at 66
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,” ...