Fox 5 DC - SOUND OFF: Uproar over a TMZ headline announcing Marion Barry's death. It reads: "Marion Barry -- Crack Mayor Dead At 78." Many people have taken offense to it.
![TMZ Under Fire for Marion Barry 'Crack Mayor' Headline; Petition Started | Houston Style Magazine | Urban Weekly Newspaper Publication Website TMZ Under Fire for Marion Barry 'Crack Mayor' Headline; Petition Started | Houston Style Magazine | Urban Weekly Newspaper Publication Website](https://epmgaa.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2014/11/24/marionbarrytmzscreenshot.jpg)
TMZ Under Fire for Marion Barry 'Crack Mayor' Headline; Petition Started | Houston Style Magazine | Urban Weekly Newspaper Publication Website
![Memorializing Marion Barry in a city still divided over his legacy — or oblivious to it - The Washington Post Memorializing Marion Barry in a city still divided over his legacy — or oblivious to it - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2015/11/26/Editorial-Opinion/Images/barry31425668711.jpg?t=20170517)
Memorializing Marion Barry in a city still divided over his legacy — or oblivious to it - The Washington Post
![Petition · Retract the inflammatory and disrespectful Marion Barry article and Apologize to the Family and Legacy of Marion Barry. · Change.org Petition · Retract the inflammatory and disrespectful Marion Barry article and Apologize to the Family and Legacy of Marion Barry. · Change.org](https://assets.change.org/photos/6/hc/jd/prHCjDPUfEjRDnA-800x450-noPad.jpg?1522366452)
Petition · Retract the inflammatory and disrespectful Marion Barry article and Apologize to the Family and Legacy of Marion Barry. · Change.org
![MAYOR FOR LIFE: Marion Barry's Legacy will Outlive your Stupid crack jokes | by Jay Jay Ghatt | Medium MAYOR FOR LIFE: Marion Barry's Legacy will Outlive your Stupid crack jokes | by Jay Jay Ghatt | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*tZZDazRCCu61ABacysuRiQ.jpeg)
MAYOR FOR LIFE: Marion Barry's Legacy will Outlive your Stupid crack jokes | by Jay Jay Ghatt | Medium
![MAYOR FOR LIFE: Marion Barry's Legacy will Outlive your Stupid crack jokes | by Jay Jay Ghatt | Medium MAYOR FOR LIFE: Marion Barry's Legacy will Outlive your Stupid crack jokes | by Jay Jay Ghatt | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/1212/1*LxaNbFYlLFYFdnxM6PsC6g.jpeg)