The Last of the Black Emperors : The Hollow Comeback of Marion Barry in a New Age of Black Leaders
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... voted. 359 Representative voted AYE. 1 Representative voted NO. That representative...Marion Berry. No, not Marion Barry . Though that would have made sense considering he's probably got Georgetown ties (and he probably would have been high). No, this Marion currently represents a district in the great, progressive state of Arkansas where I suppose they just don't get...
Wonkette (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
A shrimp and some crab soup tried to MURDER Marion Barry! A futile assassination attempt. Marion Barry is not afraid of sea creatures, cooked or otherwise. [Washington Times] The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is very concerned about the structural integrity of America’s beaches. They must take action, regardless of the cost! [Washington Examiner] Looks [...] Sponsored...
DCist (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
As we noted in the Morning Roundup , Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry was just released from the hospital on Monday evening after being treated for dehydration and a mild blood infection. But now D.C. Wire is reporting that the "Mayor for Life" actually went right back to Howard University Hospital late last night, thanks to an allergic reaction he had to some shrimp....
DCist (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Both D.C. Wire and WJLA have updates on the health of former mayor and Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry, who was hospitalized early Tuesday morning to be treated for "dehydration," according to his spokesperson. Barry remained in Howard University Hospital's intensive care unit on Wednesday, according to both reports, and will likely not be discharged for at least...
DCist (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) has been hospitalized for dehydration, the Post is reporting this morning. Barry did not show up for the Council's Tuesday morning legislative session, at which point word finally came down from Bernadette Tolson, his chief of staff, that the councilman was admitted to Howard University Hospital at 3 a.m. this morning. Barry underwent...
DCist (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Marion Barry may be sick in the hospital today , but he and fellow D.C. Council member Harry "Tommy" Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) were taken to task today by the Washington Post's editorial board for making racist and sexist comments Friday night at a parks and recreation committee hearing on the confirmation of acting Department of Parks and Recreation director Ximena Hartsock....
Papa Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
All this from a peace loving people!?????????????????? 1977 United States, March 9: Three buildings in Washington, DC, are seized by members of the militant African-American Muslim Hanafi sect and over 100 hostages taken. One bystander is shot and killed, and Washington city councilman Marion Barry is shot in the chest. After a two-day standoff all [...]
The Washington Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Michael Kelly, longtime executive director of the D.C. Housing Authority, is headed to New York City and Councilman Marion Barry, D-Ward 8, isn’t happy about it.
DCist (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
... know -- one would assume that anyone who had lived in D.C. for 28 years would at least recognize Marion Barry, Jack Evans, and Jim Graham. Should one assume the councilmembers that were elected in the same year (Bowser, Wells, Thomas, and Alexander) are probably off the list, since their names and faces would have been in the news leading up to the election? Who's your money on? Catania?...
FamousDC (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... Traficant Release Party: Free At Last, Free At Last Real World DC: Let the [Drinking] Games Begin Marion Barry: The Most Interesting Man in the World
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
When D.C. Council member Marion Barry swelled up after eating shrimp-and-crab soup last week, he abruptly joined the ranks of an estimated 12 million people in the United States with food allergies.
DCist (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... looks set for passage. All but two members of the Council – Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) and Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) – have pledged their support for the bill, and even the District's usual congressional foes seem to be at a loss over whether they can put a stop to this. As far as Council member and committee chair Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) is concerned, the session will...
Kicking Ass Ann Arbor (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... on the Council; 10 of the Council’s 13 members are cosponsors of the legislation (Councilmember Marion Barry plans to attempt to fight the bill). DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty is expected to sign it. Opponents are petitioning the DC Board of Elections and Ethics to allow a referendum on the matter. DC law, however, prohibits referendums that discriminate against classes protected by the...
DCist (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
... liar, which the Republican found "to be below the dignity of a gubernatorial campaign." Marion Barry Leaves Hospital: Former mayor and Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry left Howard University Hospital on Monday , presumably now fully hydrated. Here's the statement he released via a spokesperson: "I would like to first thank God for giving me the...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... Peebles grew up in Washington and got his start as a developer and politico there. Then-Mayor Marion Barry named him chairman of the powerful property appraiser's board in the '80s. He's also active in the capital, pursuing development projects and raising money for President Obama. The Washington Business Journal speculated the run would be revenge for Fenty rejecting a Peebles project...
