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&pizza is facing backlash and calls for a boycott after promoting a new menu item using drug-laden references that some advocates believe disrespect former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry. (Courtesy of Elvert Barnes via Flickr)
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&pizza Faces Backlash, Calls for Boycotting Following ‘Marion Berry’ Dessert Debut

by Richard D. Elliott October 23, 2024October 23, 2024

Activists in the Washington area are calling for a boycott of &pizza after the restaurant chain announced its new “Marion Berry Knots” promotion, which references former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry’s 1990 arrest for drug possession.

Shawn Townsend, president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, chats with Corey Arnez Griffin, president of the Greater Washington DC Black Chamber of Commerce, at the Anacostia Coordinating Council boat ride on Oct. 5. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Movers and Shakers Rock the Boat at ACC Celebration

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. October 9, 2024October 10, 2024
District of Columbia Democratic Party delegates at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago (Courtesy of Stuart Anderson)
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Empowerment, D.C. Statehood, Discussions at DNC

Ashleigh FieldsMicha Green photo by Ashleigh Fields and Micha Green August 21, 2024August 21, 2024
**FILE** Raymone Bain is a public relations entrepreneur in the District and is celebrated as the 2024 Women’s HERstory Month DC Star for March. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Raymone K. Bain Recognized as Women’s HERstory Month DC Star by OCTFME

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. March 27, 2024March 27, 2024
Aziza McClain-Baxter, a 12th grader at BASIS DC Public Charter School, emerged as the winner of the Marion Barry Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest that took place on March 24. (Courtesy of Ron Thomas)
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Seven Students Participate in Marion Barry Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest, Winner Emphasizes Voting, Advocacy

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. March 27, 2024March 27, 2024
Tatum Primus performs as hip-hop superstar Queen Latifah at the 17th annual Blacks in Wax Museum show at THEARC in Ward 8 on March 8. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Blacks in Wax Museum Actors Highlight Hip-Hop Icons

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. March 11, 2024March 12, 2024
Cora Masters Barry dons a coat celebrating her late husband Marion S. Barry at the street renaming ceremony in his honor on Nov. 18. (Shedrick Pelt @ sdotpdotmedia/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Marion Barry Avenue: A Newly Named Road with a Long Legacy

Kayla Benjamin photoSam P.K. Collins photoJames Wright photo by Kayla Benjamin, Sam P.K. Collins and James Wright Jr. November 21, 2023November 21, 2023
From right: Eric Curry III and Jessica Smith ask D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Kevon King of Village Cafe DC questions during a livestream on Jan. 30. (Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah)
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Registration Portal Opens for Summer Youth Employment Program

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins January 30, 2023January 31, 2023
Cora Masters Barry, former first lady of the District of Columbia, is advocating for Stevie Wonder's Martin Luther King Jr.-dedicated "Happy Birthday" song to reflect its true meaning. (Courtesy photos)
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Cora Barry Advocates for King Birthday Song to Reflect Its True Meaning

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
Friends and supporters gather on Nov. 1 to support Dr. Natalie Hopkinson and Cora Masters Barry’s nominations to the Commission on the Arts and Humanities. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLifestyle

Barry, Hopkinson Keep Their Seats on D.C. Arts Commission

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins November 3, 2021December 21, 2021

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