Nancy Mace Unveils Measure Renaming DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza to Honor Charlie Kirk
The bill seeks to honor Kirk's free speech legacy by renaming the former Black Lives Matter Plaza, with required updates to federal records and signage, introduced three months after his death.
- Rep. Nancy Mace introduced legislation to designate the area once known as Black Lives Matter Plaza as the Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza.
- Mace said the change would honor Kirk's commitment to the First Amendment, calling him a voice for millions of young Americans.
- D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton pushed back, saying Congress should not override local control as over 700,000 people live in the city.
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Rep. Mace Seeks to Rename D.C. Site Honoring Charlie Kirk
A Republican effort to rename a prominent block near the White House escalated Wednesday as Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a bill to replace Black Lives Matter Plaza with a designation honoring slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk, reviving a political fight over how the capital reflects recent history and free speech.
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