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Marion Barry

  1. r.i.p.
    Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Dies at 78He was known as the capitol’s “Mayor for Life.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  2. mayor for life
    Marion Barry: Cocaine Is a Hell of a Drug“The cocaine was a powerful stimulant that went straight to my penis,” he writes in a new memoir.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  3. early and awful
    Marion Barry Offers Heartfelt Apology for Using an Ethnic Slur“I misspoke: I should have said, Polish.”
    By Dan Amira
  4. early and awful
    Marion Barry Makes New Racial Gaffe While Apologizing for Old Racial GaffeThis time, it was about Polish people.
    By Dan Amira
  5. early and awkward
    Marion Barry Sullies Sterling ReputationHe wants those Asians out of his ward.
    By Dan Amira
  6. district of colonialism
    D.C. Mayor Arrested Under Relatively Tame Circumstances, for D.C. MayorsHe was protesting policies forced on the city by the budget agreement.
    By Dan Amira
  7. early and often
    Marion Barry Is Mayor of His Movie ScreeningThe ex-mayor of D.C. put on a performance before a showing of the HBO documentary about him, which airs tonight.
    By Jada Yuan
  8. when the clowns run the circus
    Marion Barry Stalking Charges DroppedIt’s okay; we all learned something from it.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. when the clowns run the circus
    Marion Barry Also Did a Bad Thing at the DNCBut this time, it wasn’t necessarily illegal.
    By Chris Rovzar
  10. stupid crime of the day
    Marion Barry Busted for StalkingSee, other people are governed by clowns, too!
    By Chris Rovzar