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Black Lives Matter Plaza

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Black Lives Matter Plaza is located across from the White House. The plaza has Black Lives Matter written on the street in yellow

Black Lives Matter Plaza (officially Black Lives Matter Plaza Northwest) is a two-block-long pedestrian section of 16th Street NW in Downtown Washington, D.C.[1][2]

The plaza was renamed by Mayor Muriel Bowser on June 5, 2020, after the Department of Public Works painted the words "Black Lives Matter" in 35-foot (11 m) yellow capital letters, along with the flag of Washington, D.C., as part of the George Floyd protests.[3][4][5]

Black Lives Matter Plaza Media

  • Black Lives Matter Plaza Street Sign. The signs are black with white lettering. This style of sign is unique in DC to Black Lives Matter Plaza.

  • Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., as seen from space on June 8, 2020

  • The Defund the police addition by activists to the mural

  • 2025-03-10 Black Lives Matter Plaza removal Washington DC 13-38-02 1.jpg

    Crews beginning to remove the Black Lives Matter Plaza installation.

References

  1. ↑ Asmelash, Leah (June 6, 2020). Washington's New Black Lives Matter Street Mural Is Captured on Satellite. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/06/us/black-lives-matter-dc-street-mural-space-trnd/index.html. Retrieved June 7, 2020. 
  2. ↑ Johnson, Martin (June 6, 2020) (in en). Bowser Addresses Record Crowd at Black Lives Matter Plaza. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/501489-bowser-addresses-record-crowd-at-black-lives-matter-plaza. Retrieved June 7, 2020. 
  3. ↑ Johnson, Ted (June 6, 2020) (in en). DC Mayor Chides Donald Trump at Largest Protest Since Death of George Floyd: 'We Pushed the Army Away from Our City'. https://deadline.com/2020/06/d-c-black-lives-matter-mayor-donald-trump-1202952893/. Retrieved June 7, 2020. 
  4. ↑ Aratani, Lauren (June 6, 2020). "Washington Mayor Stands Up to Trump and Unveils Black Lives Matter Mural" (in en-GB). The Guardian (London). ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/06/washington-mayor-muriel-bowser-trump. Retrieved June 7, 2020. 
  5. ↑ Mamiit, Aaron (June 9, 2020). "Google Maps, Bing Maps add marker for Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C." Digital Trends. digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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