The Gateway Pundit reported that House Republicans have pushed to erase the Black Lives Matter Plaza mural in Washington, DC.
The street was painted with the words “Black Lives Matter.” In June 2020, during the height of the George Floyd riots and Covid lockdowns, radical Democrat DC Mayor Muriel Bowser renamed a part of 16th Street NW in DC “Black Lives Matter Plaza.”
Now Bowser has announced the mural’s “evolution” in a post on X.
“We have long considered Black Lives Matter Plaza’s evolution and the Plaza will be part of DC’s America 250 mural project, where we will invite students and artists to create new murals across all eight wards.”
“The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference.”
Bowser then switched to an unrelated topic, unable to pass up the opportunity to spout political talking points.
“The devastating impacts of the federal job cuts must be our number one concern.”
“Our focus is on economic growth, public safety, and supporting our residents affected by these cuts.”
Mayor Bowser released the following statement on the evolution of Black Lives Matter Plaza: pic.twitter.com/6dk8Jbc5ir
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) March 4, 2025
Her move came one day after Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced H.R. 1774. If passed, the bill would “withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.”
Black Lives Matter Plaza in DC is finally being renamed and replaced with a mural designed by DC schoolchildren.
This comes a day after Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) introduced legislation that, if passed, would force Bowser to rename BLM Plaza or else lose federal funding for DC. pic.twitter.com/gva8kzBLxS
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) March 5, 2025
