'This is not the end': Removal of Black Lives Matter mural begins in DC
The shrill, metallic banging noises of a jack hammer echoed around the White House on Monday as crews started removing the large, yellow Black Lives Matter mural down the street from the president's home.
DC begins removing 'Black Lives Matter' plaza from street near White House
Crews have begun work to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House.
Black Lives Matter mural is being taken away
The iconic Black Lives Matter mural near the White House, a powerful symbol of protest and racial justice since 2020, is being removed under an order from Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser. Crews began work Monday erasing the massive yellow lettering that stretched across two city blocks on 16th Street NW.
Controversy in D.C.: Redesign of Black Lives Matter Plaza Underway
Washington, D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza mural is being removed following political pressures. Mayor Bowser plans to redesign the plaza, originally created after the George Floyd protests. Its future is uncertain amid threats to slash transportation funding unless changes are made.
Iconic Black Lives Matter Mural in DC Is Being Drilled Away
Drilling has started on the iconic Black Lives Matter mural in Washington, DC. The bold yellow letters were painted on a street leading to the White House in the midst of the nationwide protests over the murder of George Floyd by a White police officer in 2020.
City crews have begun painting over the ‘Black Lives Matter’ street mural in D.C.
In June 2020, the phrase "Black Lives Matter" had been painted on the pavement by the city in uppercase, yellow letters, covering two blocks on 16th Street, about a quarter mile from the White House.
Workers remove D.C. Black Lives Matter Plaza mural to avoid funding cuts
Construction workers began removing Washington, D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza mural on Monday, after Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged to redesign the plaza in response to Republican threats to cut the city's transportation funding unless it was renamed.
Bowser will oversee 'evolution' of Black Lives Matter Plaza after GOP threatens funding
Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia introduced a bill threatening to pull federal funding to the District if D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser did not rename BLM Plaza.
City Workers Begin Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural in Washington, DC
City workers in Washington, DC have begun removing the iconic Black Lives Matter mural as part of a transformation project to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza into Liberty Plaza. The removal process started on Monday, March 10, and is expected to take six to eight weeks to complete.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser explains plans to remove Black Lives Matter street mural: ‘We have bigger fish to fry’
As the nation’s capital has come under fire from the President and Congressional Republicans, Mayor Bowser has tried to avoid
BLM Plaza in DC dismantled after 5 years as bill threatens to withhold city’s funding
Bowser has said she doesn’t support the bill, known as H.R. 1774. Work is expected to take six to eight weeks to complete, according to a statement from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT ...
Bowser tries to assuage Trump DC concerns to keep home rule threats at bay
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is trying to keep the Trump administration at bay while refusing to budge on one ...