D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a large street banner reading 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' painted in massive yellow letters on the road leading to the White House, although BlackLivesMatter DC has criticized the move as 'performative' and a 'distraction.'
The gigantic mural occupies two blocks on the capital's 16th Street, the site of recent protests against racism and brutality.Just a few blocks away from the White House, in the heart of Washington D.C, big, bold, bright yellow letters readingD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser walks on the street leading to the White House after the words Black Lives Matter were painted in enormous bright yellow letters on the street by city workers and activists, June 5, 2020, in Washington.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser walks on the street leading to the White House after the words Black Lives Matter were painted in enormous bright yellow letters on the street by city workers and activists, June 5, 2020, in Washington.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser also renamed the street in front of the White House"Black Lives Matter PLZ," she said during a press conference on Friday. A new street sign bearing the name has already been put up at 16th and H streets.
Large yellow letters in support of the Black Live Matter movement are painted on 16th street, just blocks from the White House, June 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Large yellow letters in support of the Black Live Matter movement are painted on 16th street, just blocks from the White House, June 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C.The art is located two blocks from Lafayette Square, where on Monday Park Police and other law enforcement agencies u
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