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Black Lives Matter Plaza To Be Painted Over After GOP Lawmaker Threatens To Cut Off Federal Funds to DC

Black Lives Matter Plaza, a two-block stretch at Washington that features the phrase painted in 48-foot-high letters across the asphalt, is set to get a new look— and not purely by choice.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed the mural will be painted over and the area renamed, with students and local artists stepping in to create new murals as part of the city’s America250 initiative.

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