WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — The restaurant chain &pizza rolled out an item menu that it says “may not be the perfect dessert, but they’re the perfect dessert for D.C.”
Cora Masters Barry, wife of the District’s former mayor, Marion Barry, had other words for it Monday: “racist and disrespectful.”
The dessert’s name is “Marion Berry Knots,” which bears close resemblance to Masters’ late husband’s name, “Berry” taking the place of “Barry.”
Barry, who died on Nov. 23, 2014, was elected Mayor of the District of Columbia in 1978 . He served three consecutive terms and was elected to the office again in 1994. He served in other roles, including as Ward 8 councilmember.
Barry’s reelection in 1994 came after he served time for possession of crack cocaine. He gained national notoriety at the time for that and other reasons.