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

‘The mural inspired millions and helped our city through a very painful period. But now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference,’ the DC mayor says.

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Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House at Washington. AP/Andrew Harnik
JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

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. 

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JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Mr. Curl covered the White House for a dozen years as a correspondent for the Washington Times. He also ran the Drudge Report for four years as the morning editor.

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