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All rights reserved. Black Lives Matter Plaza (officially Black Lives Matter Plaza Northwest) is a two-block-long 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. The street sign in front of the White House was also changed to support the movement. The Democratic mayor, who was on hand for the street sign's installation, has clashed publicly with the president over the proper response to the widespread protests incited by the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd, a black man who was in the custody of Minneapolis police. Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017, Jurassic Quest brings dinosaurs to RFK Stadium, 1 critical in crash that closed northbound lanes on I-295 in DC.

But what exactly is the BLM plaza and where is it? Mayor Muriel Bowser says, "The section of 16th [Street] in front of the White House is now officially 'Black Lives Matter Plaza.'

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