VIA DC FAB: May 3rd Films, an independent production company led by Kirk Frasier shot a pilot and went on the daunting task of depicting the life of D.C. City Councilman Marion Barry also known as D.C.’s “Mayor for Life”. He’s not stranger to controversy from drug and corruption allegations along with his problems with […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: A defiant D.C. Council Member Marion Barry told a packed Baptist church in Southeast Washington on Tuesday night that despite the decision of the City Council to censure him and strip him of his committee chairmanship, he doesn’t plan to fade away. “I have no intentions of going anywhere,” said Barry, […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The D.C. Council is likely to vote Tuesday on censuring Marion Barry, stripping him of his committee chairmanship and referring public corruption allegations against him to the U.S. attorney’s office — actions that could severely reduce his authority and extend his legal troubles, several council sources said Monday. Barry (D-Ward 8), […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D) apologized Tuesday for causing “great embarrassment to the city and City Council” for improperly awarding a city contract to a woman he had been dating. Barry’s apology comes a week after lawyer Robert S. Bennett concluded in a report to the council that the former […]
A team of investigators hired by the D.C. City Council accused council member Marion Barry of public corruption Tuesday for securing a $15,000 contract for his ex-girlfriend and taking a cut for himself. Although Barry has run into legal trouble in the past — including convictions for drug possession and failure to pay local and […]
VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON – Councilmember Marion Barry was admitted to Howard University Hospital early Tuesday morning after suffering from dehydration. He is expected to be hospitalized for a few days. In February, Barry underwent a successful kidney transplant from which his doctors say he continues to recover. Statement from Ms. Natalie Williams, Director of Communications/Spokesperson […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: D.C. Council member Marion Barry said today the new ethics code for council members is “a step forward” that demonstrates Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray’s “progressive thinking.’ In an unanimous vote, the council approved emergency legislation that establishes the city’s first “Code of Official Conduct” for council members. The proposal, for example, […]
Chuck Brown was joined on stage at the 19th Annual Stone Soul Picnic by none other than DC Council member and former DC Mayor Marion Barry. See photos of these two Washington, DC icons below.
Today on the Bernie McCain show Marion Barry will be on to discuss the upcoming HBO special “The Nine Lives of Marion Barry.” The D.C Council member talks candidly about the HBO special where some people will view him as a hero and others will say he’s poster boy for corruption. From his days in […]
(Washington, DC) — The DC Council has passed a resolution to open an investigation into Marion Barry’s questionable hiring of his then-girlfriend to a contract postion. Attorney Robert Bennett will head up the independent investigation. Council member Barry faces allegations that he gave Donna Watts-Brighthaupt a city contract, but the woman did not do […]
