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 ...

Cooper served as a producer for both seasons, and a write for three episodes. Cooper made his feature screenwriting debut with Mario Van Peebles' "New Jack City," which he co-wrote with Thomas Lee ...

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

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

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

Cooper made his feature screenwriting debut with Mario Van Peebles’ “New Jack City,” which he co-wrote with Thomas Lee Wright. The film starred Wesley Snipes and Ice-T as a gang leader and a ...

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 ...