Home WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The words “Black Lives Matter” was painted on the two block section of 16th Street last year in the wake of the George Floyd protest. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The words "Black Lives Matter" was painted on the two block section of 16th Street last year in the wake of the George Floyd protest. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The words “Black Lives Matter” was painted on the two block section of 16th Street last year in the wake of the George Floyd protest. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 10: Workers remove the bollards as they start the work to transform Black Lives Matter Plaza into Liberty Plaza on March 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the project as part of DC’s America 250 mural project for the celebration of the country’s 250th birthday. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: A City worker repaints Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The words “Black Lives Matter” was painted on the two block section of 16th Street last year in the wake of the George Floyd protest. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)