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Crews in Washington, D.C. have begun painting over the city's "Black Lives Matter" street mural, a notable symbol of the 2020 protests against the
killing of George Floyd, after a Republican bill targeting the mural
threatened city funding.
The phrase "Black Lives Matter" had been painted in June 2020 on the
pavement by the city in uppercase, yellow letters, covering two blocks on
16th Street, about a quarter mile from the White House.
In 2021, Mayor Muriel Bowser said the mural would become permanent to commemorate the protests. But last week, Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.,
introduced a bill calling for the city to paint over the mural and rename
the area Liberty Plaza — or lose federal funds.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/10/nx-s1-5323911/black-lives-matter-mural- washington-dc
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