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on Tue Mar 11 03:49:06 2025
Daily Mail
Anti-woke warriors celebrate as BLM plaza outside White House demolishedConstruction crews descended on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. Monday to erase a bright yellow mural that has been across from the White House since 2020.
The name of the movement was spelled out on the road in giant 35-foot tall letters following the death of George Floyd.
It is just steps from the White House and was a pointed push back against police brutality.
However, in recent weeks a GOP proposal in Congress threatened to pull funding from Washington's local government unless the plaza is renamed and the phrase 'Black Lives Matter' removed from the street.
Roughly a dozen construction workers equipped with pickaxes, jackhammers and John Deere construction vehicles were seen smashing, slashing and hacking away parts of the instillation (sic) on Monday morning.
'First, they attacked critical race theory. Then, they banned books. Then DEI, Now they're erasing Black Lives Matter Plaza,' the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation wrote in a statement.
'Big mistake. You can't erase truth. Republicans hate that they have to walk past it. Hate that it reminds them of our power,' the group wrote.
But for those who have viewed the plaza more as a performative gesture than an actual counter to police violence, the demolition is seen as a victory.
'The Black Lives Matter Plaza is being demolished! Because ALL lives matter,' one X user posted Monday morning.
'Demolition crews move in on BLM Plaza in downtown DC— directly in front of the White House,' conservative commentator Danny De Urbina wrote. 'We will destroy your pagan temples.'
Another talk show host, Cash Loren, posted: 'LET'S GO! Work Crews are dismantling Black Lives Matter Plaza in DC. America wins. Marxism loses.'
Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., who introduced the anti-BLM plaza proposal, also celebrated the mural's removal on Monday.
'One week after I introduced legislation to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza, workers have started dismantling it,' he posted. 'Making D.C. Great Again!'
Clyde's measure, which has yet to be voted on, would 'withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street.
It re-designates the area as Liberty Plaza, and removes 'such phrase from each website, document and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.'
After originally stating that the bright yellow BLM mural would be permanent, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser revealed last week that she will transform the plaza after the Republican's bill was introduced.
'The mural inspired millions and helped our city through a very painful period,' Bowser said. 'But now we can't afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference.'
'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,' she said.
Bowser wrote on social media that the 'evolution' of the plaza will be a part of celebrating America's 250th birthday in July 2026, a nationwide effort to revamp cities and localities to commemorate the anniversary.
'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,' Bowser said.
Construction on the plaza is expected to take six to eight weeks, according to the District Department of Transportation.
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