Elon Musk expressed support for a presidential pardon for Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd. The killing sparked nationwide "Black Lives Matter" protests in summer 2020 and Chauvin got concurrent sentences to decades behind bars on state and federal convictions,

Work to dismantle the Black Lives Matter Plaza street mural in Washington, DC, that was put up in 2020 following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor began on Monday. Reconstruction at the site of the huge,

On Monday, March 10, DC crews began removing the Black Lives Matter mural from the 16th Street block in front of the White House. It was a sight to behold for Washingtonians who remember the iconic mural’s inception in June 2020. The famous DC block was the location of large-scale racial justice protests that followed the murder of George Floyd.

Congressional Republicans and Trump aides had eyed the mural as part of their move to force changes in the administration of Washington, an overwhelmingly Democratic city. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat,

DDOT has announced plans to reconstruct Black Lives Matter Plaza, a move that will temporarily close sections of 16th Street NW in phases.

In June 2020, the phrase "Black Lives Matter" had been painted on the pavement by the city in uppercase, yellow letters, covering two blocks on 16th Street about a quarter mile from the White House.