Black Lives Matter Plaza Mural Removal Begins In Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: Crews use concrete saws, jackhammers and excavators as they continue to dismantle the Black Lives Matter Plaza street mural on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. A symbol during the 2020 protests against the murder of George Floyd, the District of Columbia painted "BLACK LIVES MATTER" with bright yellow uppercase letters on two blocks of 16th Street Northwest, two block north of the White House. Congress and the White House have threatened to withhold millions of dollars in federal funding unless the District of Columbia destroyed the mural and rename it "Liberty Plaza." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)