Marion Barry
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D.C. YouthLink investigation: City leaders demand change after investigation
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District of Columbia leaders are expressing outrage and shock over the results of an ABC7 News I-Team investigation that uncovered multiple levels of mismanagement at DC YouthLink.
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Marion Barry rated as most popular D.C. politician
In a recent Washington Post Poll on the popularity of D.C.'s politicians, former mayor and current Councilman Marion Barry tops the list at 52 percent favorable.
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Marion Barry wants media to quote him accurately
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Marion Barry is urging the media to quote him accurately.
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Comedian Mike Epps on Chuck Brown and Marion Barry
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Watch Comedian Mike Epps tell a hilarious story at the Chuck Brown memorial about Brown and Marion Barry.
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Marion Barry meets with Asian business owners
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D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry highlighted his Thursday meeting with Asian-American leaders with an apology, but in the process, he found a way to offend another group of people.
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Marion Barry Asian-American comments: Should an apology be accepted? (Poll)
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Marion Barry is seeking to make amends after his disparaging comments about Asian-American business owners. Should the community accept an apology from the D.C. councilman? Take our poll.
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Marion Barry hospitalized for blood clot
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Marion Barry's chief of staff says that the D.C. Councilman is "resting comfortably" in a Las Vegas-area hospital after reportedly suffering from a blood clot.
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Marion Barry under fire for 'Asian' comments
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"My father's one of those dirty store owners you were speaking about during your acceptance speech," D.C. attorney David Chung told Marion Barry Thursday.
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The Philippines condemns Marion Barry for nurse remark
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Filipino Ambassador Jose Cuisia says Marion Barry's "penchant for blaming Asians ... fuels racism, discrimination and violence."
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Marion Barry's remarks on Filipino nurses draw criticism
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D.C. Councilman Marion Barry is once again embroiled in controversy, this time for remarks criticizing local hospitals for hiring Filipino nurses instead of D.C. residents.
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Marion Barry Filipino comments: Has he gone too far? (poll)
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D.C. Councilman Marion Barry is once again embroiled in controversy, this time for remarks criticizing local hospitals for hiring Filipino nurses instead of D.C. residents. VOTE: do you think Barry has gone too far with his comments?
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Marion Barry apologizes for comments about Asian businesses
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Council member and former mayor Marion Barry says his words were taken out of context during his election-night victory speech, when he spoke against Asian businesses in D.C.
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Marion Barry wins primary, celebrates all over Twitter
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Were you on Twitter during last night's D.C. Council Democratic primary on Tuesday night? If you were, the chances are high that you got caught up in a frenzy of Marion Barry's celebratory tweets.
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D.C. Primary 2012: Marion Barry easily wins
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Marion Barry has only lost one election in his career - in 1990, after he had been sentenced to six months in federal prison on a drug charge.
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D.C. Council primaries: Will Marion Barry keep Ward 8?
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D.C. Council member Marion Barry faces a tough test against four Democratic challengers in Tuesday's primary.
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Marion Barry vies to be a delegate to DNC, critics oppose his selection
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D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry wants to be one of the District's 14 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. But some say he's not an appropriate representative to send because of his conduct at the 2008 convention.
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Marion Barry shouldn't be a delegate to DNC, Chuck Thies says
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Political commentator Chuck Thies is part of a movement aimed at preventing D.C. Councilman Marion Barry from serving as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention this summer.
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Marion Barry feeling better after health issue
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Marion Barry is feeling better after an issue with his insulin during the Mayor's State of the District address.
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