Marion Barry's racism against Asians has been already diaried by FDRDemocrat. This is what Barry had said
We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops. They ought to go. I’m going to say that right now. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too.
Marion Barry has now issued a fake apology for his racism - From the Post
By late Thursday, Barry backed off the remarks, saying through his Twitter account that he is “very sorry for offending the Asian American community” with an “admittedly bad choice of words.” But he continued to voice concern about conditions at some restaurants and other businesses in Ward 8, which he said are owned mainly by Asians.
“I admit, I could and should have said it differently. But the facts are still very present in our daily lives here,” he tweeted. “We are tired of sub-standard treatment, tired of being kept [at] arms length distance, tired of the lack of community engagement.”
What a fake apology - he is sorry about how he worded it, but not sorry about what he said. This shouldn't have been done by a 4 term Mayor, a DC Council Member and Civil Rights activist.
Here is a link to the video of his original remarks - http://www.nbcwashington.com/...