6 days ago · Washington, D.C.'s iconic "Black Lives Matter" street mural, which has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance, will soon be gone.

1 day ago · A “Black Lives Matter” street mural that adorned two blocks of 16th Street Northwest near the White House in Washington, DC is in the process of being removed, according to reporting by The ...

4 days ago · 'Distraction' Not all of Washington's residents were happy with the artwork, however. And not all of the mural's critics came from the right. The D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter has long ...

4 days ago · Jessica Sawyer, 77, of Rockville, Md., holds a sign saying “Black Lives Matter,” Monday, March 10, 2025, as demolition begins on the Black Lives Matter mural in Washington. “I’m very angry that the Trump administration is forcing the D.C. government to take away something that is so important,” says Sawyer. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

4 days ago · transcript. D.C. Mayor Removes Black Lives Matter Mural to Save City Funding Crews began removing the Black Lives Matter mural in Washington on Monday after a Republican lawmaker threatened to ...

Mar 5, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White House as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser struggles to fend off threats of encroachment from both President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.. Bowser pointed to the change on the social platform X on Tuesday, writing: “The ...

2 days ago · A controversial Black Lives Matter protest mural in Washington, DC, erected in a tense moment between president Donald Trump and Washington, D.C.’s Democratic mayor Muriel Bowser after the ...

4 days ago · A few days later, the D.C. mayor commissioned a striking 48-foot-wide “Black Lives Matter” mural near the site of the altercation. The street painting spanned two blocks of 16th Street, just north of the White House. The mayor also renamed the area Black Lives Matter Plaza and designated it a pedestrian-only zone.

3 days ago · Crews in Washington, D.C., have begun removing 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...

Mar 6, 2025 · A spokesperson for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed to NBC Washington that Bowser will remove Black Lives Matter Plaza and the “Black Lives Matter” ground mural will be painted over.