DC's Department of Transportation will begin removing the mural and renaming the street Monday. The project will close parts of 16th Street NW for 6 to 8 weeks.

Work crews in the District started Monday removing the Black Lives Matter mural that was painted on a city street two blocks from the White House five years ago.

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,

The mural, spelling “BLACK LIVES MATTER” in bright yellow letters, was painted in June 2020, turning the pavement into a pedestrian zone.

The iconic Black Lives Matter mural near the White House, a powerful symbol of protest and racial justice since 2020, is being removed under an order from Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser. Crews began work Monday erasing the massive yellow lettering that stretched across two city blocks on 16th Street NW.

The current political climate has been fraught with complicated emotions and shocking changes in law. Unsurprisingly to some, the stakes are seemingly climbing higher by the month with the new administration in place.

The Washington Post editorial board said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to remove the "BLM Plaza" is good because it will placate President Trump's threats to the city's autonomy

Work to alter D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street NW will begin Monday, with that phrase expected to be removed.

Street murals in D.C. are under fire from Trump’s transportation chief, who claims they create unsafe conditions.

Under threat from Congress and the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered the Black Lives Matter scrubbed from the street.

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