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October 22, 1998

Tribute to DC Mayor Marion Barry

Friends, associates, and admirers held a tribute for retiring Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry. Participants celebrated his work in politics and his achievements for minorities.

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Yolanda Adams Singer
Maya Angelou Professor Wake Forest University->American Studies

Anthony Autoniswami Chairman Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander A
Marion Barry Mayor (Former) [D] District of Columbia
William "Bill" J. Bennett Co-Director Empower America
Harriett Brockington Chairman Commission on Aging
Barbara Bullock President Washington Teachers Union Local 6
Jerry Butler
Walter E. Fauntroy Director (Former) March on Washington
Jonny Ford Mayor Tuskegee, Alabama
Louis Gossett Jr. Actor
Charles Grandson Youth Mayor Youth Leadership Institute
Kimi Gray President Kenilworth-Parkside Residential Mgmt. Corp.
Dorothy I. Height Chair and President Emerita National Council of Negro Women
Chuck Hicks Executive Director American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Cathy Hughes Founder and Chair Radio One Company
Coretta Scott King Founder and President (Former) Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
John Lewis U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Marc Morial Mayor New Orleans, LA
Gaston Neal Poet
Eleanor Holmes Norton Congressional Delegate [D] District of Columbia
Elijah Rogers President Delon, Hampton and Associates
Pauline Scheider Attorney
Franklin Tamany Founder D.C. Gay Rights Movement
Carol Thompson-Cole Executive Director D.C. Task Force
Rosa Whitaker Assistant Comptroller General Department of Commerce->Africa
Susan Williams President Bracy Williams and Company
Barbara Williams-Skinner President Skinner Leadership Institute
Willie F. Wilson Pastor Union Temple Baptist Church (Washington, DC)

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Friends of Marion Barry CommitteeFriends of Marion Barry Committee

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Program ID:: 114140-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Oct 23, 1998 | 2:39pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Oct 24, 1998 | 4:45am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

Oct 23, 1998 | 2:39pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Oct 24, 1998 | 4:45am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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