Word: marion
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...clamor over the Marion Barry trial this summer reminded me of an embarassing incident from my senior year in high school...
...those leaders in the Black community who refuse to confront the serious problems tearing apart America's inner-cities. In the face of rampant crime, drug use and teen pregnancy, many Black leaders simply turn up the rhetoric and make excuses for these social diseases and--most recently--for Marion Barry. In doing so, they seem intent upon driving the Black underclass into further turmoil...
...purpose of the voting rights acts has little to do with outcomes. It has a lot to do with process. The act does not care whether voters are silly enough to elect Newt Gingrich or Marion Barry. It does not care whether we choose a Republican president and a Democratic Congress. It does insist, however, that the process be fair and democratic...
There was good news and bad news for Washington Mayor Marion Barry last week. The good news is that U.S. Attorney Jay Stephens decided not to seek to retry him on 12 cocaine and perjury charges that deadlocked a jury last month. The decision was a relief to those who feared a second trial would rekindle racial tensions that have cooled in recent weeks. The bad news for Barry is that Stephens indicated he would recommend a prison term, unusual for a first misdemeanor, when the mayor is sentenced next month on the single count of cocaine possession for which...
...member public work force, vowing to fire 2,000 managerial-level employees to offset the city's projected $93 million deficit. She may have trouble delivering on her promise, which would require the consent of the D.C. city council. That body could include none other than Marion Barry, who is running as an independent for a council seat in November...