Washington's new BLACK LIVES MATTER mural is so huge, you can see it from space.
New satellite images from Planet Labs clearly show the bright yellow message amid the gray Lego-looking buildings on the street leading to the White House, its grandeur minimized by the distance.The satellite photo. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser commissioned the mural, which spans two blocks of 16th Street, as protests across the nation and the globe continue against police brutality after the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.
John's Episcopal Church, as the protests against the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody continue.Still, the gesture has not been welcomed by all. The DC chapter of the Black Lives Matter Global Network has criticized it, calling it"performative.""This is a performative distraction from real policy changes. Bowser has consistently been on the wrong side of BLMDC history," the group tweeted.
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