PHOTOS: Erasing Black Lives Matter Plaza
Under threat from Congress and the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered the Black Lives Matter mural scrubbed from the street.
D.C. begins removing Black Lives Matter Plaza near White House
D.C. began dismantling Black Lives Matter Plaza on Monday, less than a week after Mayor Muriel Bowser announced it would be transformed. Why it matters: The mural near the White House went up in summer 2020 to protest police brutality and as a rebuke to President Trump in his first term.
DC begins removing 'Black Lives Matter' plaza from street near White House
The work is expected to take about six weeks, and the words will be replaced by an unspecified set of city-sponsored murals.
Residents react as removal of the Black Lives Matter mural in Washington, D.C., begins
"It's not just about the asphalt and the paint for us." Residents reacted to the removal of the Black Lives Matter mural near the White House.
Black Lives Matter Plaza demolished in Washington DC
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Crews begin dismantling Black Lives Matter Plaza in DC
Local government crews in Washington began on Monday morning to remove the Black Lives Matter mural that was painted near the White House nearly five years ago. Errin Haines discusses.
'This is not the end': Removal of Black Lives Matter mural begins in DC
The shrill, metallic banging noises of a jack hammer echoed around the White House on Monday as crews started removing the large, yellow Black Lives Matter mural down the street from the president's home.
Workers remove D.C. Black Lives Matter Plaza mural to avoid funding cuts
Construction workers began removing Washington, D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza mural on Monday, after Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged to redesign the plaza in response to Republican threats to cut the city's transportation funding unless it was renamed.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser explains plans to remove Black Lives Matter street mural: ‘We have bigger fish to fry’
As the nation’s capital has come under fire from the President and Congressional Republicans, Mayor Bowser has tried to avoid ...
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D.C. braces for impact as federal layoffs mount; Bowser outlines support
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) addresses the media at the Capitol One Arena on March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) “Unlike many places, we are required to balance our budget several ...
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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
"We have bigger fish to fry," Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a town hall, as President Trump and Congress contemplate a federal takeover of the city Executive Office of the Mayor/Khalid Naji-Allah/AP ...
Trump to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser: Clean up ‘unsightly’ homeless encampments — or ‘we will be forced to do it’
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GOP spending bill would force DC to cut $1B from city government, officials say
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Once a face of resistance, Bowser faces dilemma: Toe or draw the line
As she ran for reelection a few years ago, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s campaign sent out thousands of fliers touting a moment that had catapulted her to national prominence. “When Donald ...
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Iconic 'Black Lives Matter' mural removed post Donald Trump's encroachment threats
Construction crews began removing the large painting of the words "Black Lives Matter" on a street one block from the White House on Monday (local time) as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser struggled ...
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Bowser tries to assuage Trump DC concerns to keep home rule threats at bay
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is trying to keep the Trump administration at bay while refusing to budge on one issue: home rule and statehood for Washington, D.C. Since President ...