Crews begin removing “Black Lives Matter” mural in DC
The “Black Lives Matter” mural in DC is being dismantled. They were told to get rid of it or risk losing federal funding. So away it goes. WTOP reported:
The changes come after legislation introduced by Republican of Congress last week demanded the District remove the 35-foot-tall phrase that stretches for two blocks north of the White House or risk losing federal funding.Afterward, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the phrase would be removed, but said plans were already underway to do just that. She said those street blocks on 16th street will be used by students and artists to “create new murals across all eight wards” celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. Bowser dedicated the plaza to the memory of George Floyd in June 2020, after he was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis months earlier, launching nationwide racial justice protests.
