Mayor Barry will be one of three African-Americans with a full body statue erected and standing in Washington, D.C., and the first local-elected official to be honored with a statue.
Marion Barry, Jr. served four terms as Mayor of the District of Columbia, as well as 16 years on the DC Council, prior to his passing in November 2014.
Speakers (mostly in sequence):
* Donnie Simpson (Master of Ceremonies)
* John Lesane ("The Star-Spangled Banner")
* Bishop Glen A. Staples (Invocation)
* Mayor Muriel Bowser (Welcome)
* Chairman Phil Mendelson (Welcome)
* Michael C. Rogers, Chairman, D.C. Commission to Commemorate and Recognize the Honorable Marion S. Barry, Jr.
* Marc Morial (National Perspective)
* Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
* Carol Thompson Cole (Barry Administration Perspective)
* R. Donahue Peebles and Herb Miller (Transformation of the District and Economic Development)
* Cora Masters Barry, Founder and President, Marion Barry Jr. Legacy Foundation
* Arthur Espinoza Jr., Executive Director, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
* Steven Weitzman, Sculptor/Artist; Founder, Weitzman Studios
* Unveiling of the statue
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