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At Hearing, Barry Battles Back Against Asian American Residents Who Express Disappointment Over Comments
At a hearing today, Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) alternated between criticizing the media and Asian American advocates who expressed their disappointment with his recent comments on Asian business owners and Filipino nurses. [ more › ]
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Marion Barry blames media for Asian uproar
In the course of a remarkable D.C. Council hearing today, Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) deflected pointed criticism of his recent controversial remarks about Asians and repeatedly blamed the media for taking the comments out of context. R... Read Post
Marion Barry stands by remark that Asian businesses ‘ought to go’ from Ward 8
Marion Barry is mostly refusing to back down from remarks Tuesday that Asian business owners in his ward “ought to go.” Barry made the comments Tuesday night, at a party celebrating his landslide victory in the Democratic primary ra... Read Post
Asian American Groups Ask Barry to Apologize
Twenty-eight local and national Asian American advocacy groups launched a campaign yesterday asking Councilmember Marion Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) to apologize for comments he made earlier this week about Filipino nurses at local hosp... Read Post