Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis visited Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, on Sunday morning, calling the new mural emblazoned in yellow paint on the street 'a powerful work of art.'
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis visited Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, Sunday morning, calling the new mural emblazoned in yellow paint on the street"a powerful work of art."
In a series of photos posted on Twitter by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sunday, the Georgia Democrat is seen standing next to the mayor wearing a mask on the giant mural, which spans two blocks of 16th Street, a central axis that leads southward straight to the White House.Bowser thanked Lewis for coming to the plaza and wrote,"We've walked this path before.
— Muriel Bowser June 7, 2020 At the end of May, Lewis released a statement about black men being killed by police and protests following the death of George Floyd. "Despite real progress, I can't help but think of young Emmett today as I watch video after video after video of unarmed Black Americans being killed, and falsely accused," he said."My heart breaks for these men and women, their families, and the country that let them down — again.
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