US EditionD.C. to remove ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza,’ replace it with mural for nation’s 250th anniversary, mayor says
- Republican Representative Andrew Clyde introduced House Bill 1774 to remove the phrase Black Lives Matter from Black Lives Matter Plaza.
- Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the plaza will be transformed into a mural as part of D.C.'s America 250 project.
- Bowser emphasized that the city cannot afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference.
- The decision reflects ongoing debates about the mural's significance amid new political pressures.
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Here is the famous road painting being removed – a tribute to George Floyd
Black Lives Matter Plaza is a two-block long street mural in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House. The mural was created as a tribute to George Floyd, who was murdered by a police officer five years ago. But now it is being removed.
Trump publishes the video of the removal of the square dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement: the writing painted on the street has been removed
Donald Trump shared on Truth a video showing the removal of Black Lives Matter Plaza, an opening on historic 16th Street in Washington in front of the White House. The space was created following the murder by the police of African American George Floyd, which had sparked protests across the United States. The video shows the workers removing the large yellow inscription “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street, a decision taken by the mayor o…
After four years, ‘Black Lives Matter’ street mural erased near White House amid Trump-led crackdown
WASHINGTON, March 11 — Workers in Washington yesterday began removing a “Black Lives Matter” street mural installed during the height of 2020 racial justice protests, bowing to pressure from President Donald Trump. Large, yellow lettering reading “Black Live Matter” has been painted on a roadway near the White House since June 2020, when protests broke out across the nation following the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man. City…
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