For some Americans, the 1990s marked a time of peace and prosperity. For others, it was a time of exacerbated inequality and ...

Melvin Van Peebles, whose low-budget 1971 phenomenon, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” — an X-rated film about a Black ...

Cooper was more than a screenwriter. He was a storyteller whose pen immortalized Harlem’s struggles and triumphs. With New ...

Influential screenwriter and music journalist Barry Michael Cooper died last month at age 66, and there’s no better way to ...

The pioneering director of New Jack City and Posse discusses his unusual childhood, his relationship with Hollywood decision-makers, and why his director father Melvin doesn’t have a star on the Walk ...

Barry Michael Cooper, a pioneering journalist and screenwriter, died on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Baltimore, Md., at 66.

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

W week, W Zach Bryan! And a new discovery, Jack Van Cleaf! He’s super good and chill just like Zach. God Bless Jack and Zach, hope yall make more music.” Another fan added, ”Two new Zach ...

Starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Chris Rock, Judd Nelson, and Mario Van Peebles, 1991's New Jack City was lauded by critics upon its release. During its original theatrical run, New Jack City ...

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Cooper’s version of the script, co-written by Thomas Lee Wright, eventually evolved into the 1991 film “New Jack City,” directed by Mario Van Peebles. The film starred Van Peebles ...