DC Mayor Bowser to Remove 'Black Lives Matter' Mural on 16th Street to Avoid Federal Funding Cuts

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D.C. mayor says Black Lives Matter street mural near the White House may be removed

“The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference,” Bowser said in a statement. “The devastating impacts of the federal job cuts must be our number one concern.”

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‘Bigger fish to fry’: Why DC is making changes to Black Lives Matter Plaza painting - WTOP News

D.C. will make changes to the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser said a day after a member of Congress introduced legislation demanding the District remove the painting or risk losing federal funding.

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Far-Left DC Mayor Bends Knee, Plans To Rename Black Lives Matter Plaza After GOP Bill

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation once trumpeted its Marxist desire to dismantle America and war on the nuclear family by saying on its website: "We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and 'villages' that collectively care for one another."

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D.C. Mayor Orders Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural She Commissioned After House GOP Threatens to Do It for Her

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser commissioned a two-block-long mural, reading "Black Lives Matter," to be painted onto the street just steps from the White House. Now, as the Republican-controlled Congress and White House threaten to bring the liberal District of Columbia under federal jurisdiction, Bowser is agreeing to scrap the Black Lives Matter Plaza.

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DC to remove Black Lives Matter mural after Republican lawmaker threatens funding cuts

The move comes as congressional Republicans threaten to revoke federal funding if the plaza is not repainted and renamed.

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The mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser, issued an emergency order. Bowser made the decision to hire an elite team of eight artists to meet up at around 3:30 a.m. in the morning. These artists’ mission, if they chose to accept it, was to paint the words “BLACK LIVES MATTER” on two blocks of road.

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D.C. BLM Mural Set To Be Removed As Democrat Mayor Bowser Gives Into GOP Pressure

The ground mural was painted in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. Floyd’s last words before he died were “I can’t breathe” — which became a rallying slogan for the BLM movement. The move to paint over the mural and change the name follows after Representative Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) introduced a bill.

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DC's mayor defends her decision to have Black Lives Matter Plaza painted over

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday plans to change the large yellow lettering that’s been a landmark in the city since it was installed in 2020. The mayor acknowledged on wednesday she made the move after pressure from the White House. Black Lives Matter Plaza was an act of defiance in 2020 by bowser during president trump's first term.

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DC mayor will remove Black Lives Matter mural and plaza over pressure from White House

Bowser referred to a threat from Republicans in Congress to cut D.C.'s federal funding unless she got rid of the BLM mural and plaza. The mural to the BLM movement was painted on 16th Street NW for two blocks and lies just north of the White House. The change will be a part of the nation's 250th anniversary celebration.

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DDOT announces plans to begin 'reconstruction' of Black Lives Matter Plaza

The DC Department of Transportation announced its plan to remove the Black Lives Matter mural. The "reconstruction" will start on March 10 and will take between six to eight weeks to paint over. The two-block-long pedestrian section of 16th Street Northwest was renamed in June 2020.

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D.C.'s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased. Look back at the iconic street painting

D.C.'s iconic "Black Lives Matter" street mural will soon be gone. U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced legislation earlier this week. The bill also called for the area in downtown D.C. to be re-named from Black Lives Matter Plaza to Liberty Plaza.

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Black Lives Matter Plaza Is Being Repainted, Here’s What We Know

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed that the famous Black Lives Matter Plaza will be removed. The long-time politician is already a controversial figure, so this move has many speculating about who and what is contributing to this huge decision. Bowser made a significant statement in June 2020 when she ordered the mural of “Black Lives Matter” to be painted on the streets near the White House.

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DMV residents bid farewell to Black Lives Matter Plaza

Parts of 16th Street Northwest will close. The project is expected to take six to eight weeks to complete. The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity’s Eastern Province also came out to celebrate this stretch of road and its meaning since it was repainted nearly five years ago.

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Washington, DC, Is Removing 'Black Lives Matter' Painting

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered the painting and renamed the intersection Black Lives Matter Plaza as a public act of defiance in June 2020. Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde filed legislation Monday to withhold $185 million in transport funding this year alone. In a Truth Social post Wednesday, Trump said the mayor had been told she "must clean up all of the unsightly homeless encampments in the City"

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