The local branch of the NAACP has demanded the company remove the product from its menu. The controversy stems from what many are calling an offensive reference to former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, who was caught in an FBI sting involving crack cocaine in 1990.

The wife of former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry had some pointed words for a local pizza chain after the restaurants launched a new dessert offering named after her late husband.

A man who identified himself as Jim Stance and had a fake invoice tricked the staff into paying him cash, the owner of Pearl’s Bagels said. (Pearl’s Bagels) The wife of a controversial former D.C. mayor isn't happy about a dessert named after her late husband.

Several D.C. leaders are calling for the boycott of fast-casual chain &pizza after an ad campaign making light of D.C.’s late former Mayor Marion Barry and his history of drug use. The new desserts at the center of the campaign are called “Marion Berry Knots.

A pizza chain in Washington, D.C. has come under fire for promoting a new dessert that references drug use by Mayor Marion Barry.