It has been more than two years since Marion Barry, a Civil Rights leader and a DC legend, died. On Saturday, a statue was unveiled honoring the "Mayor For Life." It comes just a few days before his ...

In 1990, Washington D.C. was rocked by a scandal that stunned the entire nation. FBI agents secretly recorded Mayor Marion Barry using crack cocaine during a sting operation in a hotel room. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after he died, Marion Barry’s gravesite is getting a permanent marker. Relatives and friends of the former District of Columbia mayor will gather at Congressional Cemetery ...

Marion Barry Jr., a fiery civil rights activist who rose to prominence as a mayor of Washington, D.C., only to fall in disgrace when he was arrested for smoking crack cocaine, died early Sunday ...

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry tweeted Valentine’s Day wishes on Feb. 14. “Happy Valentines Day DC! I’m going tb hugged up w/my boo 2night watching 1 of our fav shows #houseofcards. What r U doing ...

Before and after then-D.C. Mayor Marion Barry’s arrest on cocaine charges, Jackson faced questions about whether he would run to succeed him.

Three days of events culminated with a rousing, if not lengthy final memorial service for “mayor-for-life” Marion Barry on Saturday. “Mayor Barry, through his compassion, leadership, activism and ...

Marion Barry is being remembered as one of those rare, big city mayors who defined a city and an era. Most were controversial in their way, as was Barry, who loomed large through a long life in the ...

Cora Masters Barry addresses a group of politicians and residents who attended a reception March 6, where Mayor Muriel Bowser revealed the rendering of a future statute of former Mayor Marion Barry.

Friends and colleagues remembered former four-time D.C. Mayor Marion Barry who died early Sunday morning at age 78. President Barack Obama added his thoughts to the many reactions on the passing of ...