D.C. Begins Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural

New York Times: “The mural, spelling ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’ in bright yellow letters, covered two blocks of 16th Street NW. It was painted in June 2020, turning the pavement into a pedestrian zone called Black Lives Matter Plaza.”

“But its fate has been in question since President Trump returned to the White House in January, and last week the mayor, Muriel Bowser, said that the mural would be removed. Her announcement came shortly after Representative Andrew Clyde, a Republican from Georgia, introduced legislation threatening to withhold millions in federal funds from the city unless the mural was removed and the plaza renamed.”