The Village Voice obituary of writer Barry Michael Cooper, dead at age 66, notes the powerful stories he wrote for the paper in the 1980s.

Writer and producer Barry Michael Cooper has died in Baltimore, Maryland. Cooper wrote a series of iconic 1990 s movies, ...

Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' dies at age 66.

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, a writer and producer who co-wrote ... The Village Voice beforehand — a tenure that produced the 1989 cover story “Kids Killing Kids: New Jack City Eats Its Young ...

Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter turned ... including “Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing” and the 1987 cover story “Kids Killing Kids: New Jack City Eats Its Young.” ...