Black Lives Matter Plaza

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.[3][4][5] Black Lives Matter DC activists, on the evening of June 6, 2020, removed the three stars from the D.C. flag and added "Defund the Police" in capital letters to the end of the mural. In the following weeks, dozens of similar street murals were painted across the United States.

Black Lives Matter Plaza
Black Lives Matter Plaza Northwest
Part of the mural reading "Black Lives Matter = Defund the Police" painted in June 2020
NamesakeBlack Lives Matter
Maintained byDDOT
LocationDowntown Washington, DC
Coordinates38°54′3.506″N 77°2′11.548″W
North end US 29 (K Street, NW)
South endH Street, NW at Lafayette Square of President's Park
Construction
CommissionedJune 5, 2020

Naming

On June 5, 2020, during the George Floyd protests, the DC Public Works Department painted the words "Black Lives Matter" in 35-foot-tall (11 m) yellow capital letters on 16th Street NW on the north of Lafayette Square, part of President's Park near the White House, with the assistance of the MuralsDC program of the DC Department of Public Works, with the DC flag accompanying the text.[6][7][8] On the same date, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser announced that part of the street outside of the White House had been officially renamed to Black Lives Matter Plaza posted with a street sign.[9][10][11] When announcing the renaming, she said, "Breonna Taylor, on your birthday, let us stand with determination."[12] In a press conference, she explained, "There are people who are craving to be heard and to be seen and to have their humanity recognized. We had the opportunity to send that message loud and clear on a very important street in our city."[13]

The naming of the street has been seen by many as not only a reaction to the protests but part of it.[14]

Mayor Bowser's decision to rename the segment of 16th Street NW as a public gathering place, or plaza, followed DC precedent for the commemorative renaming of city streets,[15] under the Code of the District of Columbia.[16][17]

Location
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.

The plaza is a two-block-long section of 16th Street NW, south of K St NW, extending through I St, and north of H Street NW on the north side of President's Park on the south side of the Downtown neighborhood in Northwest D.C..[18][19][20][21] All north–south streets in the NW section end with odd-numbers.

Reaction

Park police

The White House is a closed compound within President's Park. The United States Park Police reacted to the public gatherers by erecting a temporary seven-foot chain-link security barrier on the north boundary of the park, which was used to post messages by the protesters. [22]

Community response
The Defund the police addition by activists to the mural

The group Black Lives Matter DC criticized the renaming by calling the acts a "performative distraction from real policy changes." On June 6, BLM protesters painted "Defund the Police" in the same yellow block letters that the city had painted "Black Lives Matter." Protesters also painted black the 3 stars on top of the DC City Crest so that from the air the lettering on the street reads "BLACK LIVES MATTER = DEFUND THE POLICE." The stars on the DC crest were subsequently re-added.[23][24][25]

A group of religious organizations, including Warriors for Christ and Special Forces of Liberty, filed a federal lawsuit on June 12, 2020 against Bowser over the renaming of the plaza. The suit contends that Black Lives Matter is a "cult for secular humanism" and a religious organization, and thus Bowser's action of renaming the plaza an endorsement of a religion violating the separation of church and state. The suit calls for the mural to be removed and the plaza to be renamed to a more secular name, as well as, while the city remains in violation of the First Amendment, display of different banners giving equal time for other groups.[26]

Other Black Lives Matter street murals and renaming of public spaces

A number of street murals have been painted across the United States following the example in Washington, D.C., and there are proposals to rename some streets as well.

Alabama
  • Birmingham – "Black Lives Matter" was painted in yellow along First Avenue South in the Parkside District.[27] On June 23, the city council will vote on whether to rename part of Sixteenth Street North to "Black Lives Matter Boulevard".[28]
  • Hobson City – On June 19, residents painted "Black Towns Matter" using yellow and red road paint along Martin Luther King Boulevard and plan to later paint "Black Lives Matter" along another section of the street.[29]
  • Mobile – On June 21, "Black Lives Matter" was painted in yellow along Conti Street downtown.[30] Rain washed away the mural the following day.[31]
  • Montgomery – On June 19, volunteers painted "Black Lives Matter" around Court Square Fountain, once the site of a slave market, to commemorate Juneteenth.[32] The mural is temporary and will be washed away once it begins to wear.[33]

California
San Francisco
Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California
  • Berkeley – On June 9, in response to the Oakland mural, the city council of nearby Berkeley approved painting "Black Lives Matter" on a street in front of the city hall, after students painted a similar street mural in front of Berkeley High School.[34]
  • Calaveras and Tuolumne counties – On June 9, "Black Lives Matter!" was found painted onto a bridge spanning the Middle Fork Stanislaus River in a remote area.[35] By June 13, it had been defaced to read "All Lives Matter!"[36]
  • Fresno – On June 18, "Black Lives Matter" was painted in yellow along P Street in front of Fresno City Hall and the city council declared the day "Black Lives Matter Day".[37]
  • Los Angeles – On June 14, an "All Black Lives Matter" mural was painted in front of the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, in conjunction with an All Black Lives Matter march there.[38]
  • Martinez – On July 5, the words "Black Lives Matter" were painted in front of the Contra Costa County courthouse in downtown Martinez. The mural was defaced the day it was painted but then quickly restored.[39]
  • Oakland – On June 7, residents and community groups painted "Black Lives Matter" along three blocks of 15th Street in downtown Oakland.[40][41]
  • Palo Alto – On June 30, up to 16 Bay Area artists will paint a temporary "Black Lives Matter" mural along Hamilton Avenue in front of city hall.[42]
  • Richmond – More than 200 community members painted "Black Lives Matter" in yellow along Nevin Avenue in front of the city hall, with each letter measuring 10 by 11 feet (3.0 m × 3.4 m).[43]
  • Sacramento – "Black Lives Matter!" was painted on Capitol Mall.[44]
  • San Francisco – The Bay Area Mural Program painted a three-block-long "Black Lives Matter" in yellow along Fulton Street in the Fillmore District, leading up to San Francisco City Hall.[45]
  • Stockton – On June 19, volunteers from across Northern California painted "Black Lives Matter" in the pan-African colors along a street in front of Victory Park.[46]

Colorado
  • Denver – On June 12, hundreds of volunteers painted "Black Lives Matter" and "Remember This Time" along Broadway between the Colorado State Capitol and the City and County Building.[47]

Connecticut
  • Bridgeport – On June 19, "Black Lives Matter" was painted in yellow along Broad Street downtown.[48]

Florida

Georgia

Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois
  • Oak Park – From June 24 to 27, "Black Lives Matter" will be painted in multiple colors measuring 130 by 12 feet (39.6 m × 3.7 m) along Scoville Avenue.[51]
  • Catalpa Avenue in the Andersonville neighbourhood of Chicago was painted with BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER by 22 artists, it was organised by Andersonville Chamber of Commerce and Ald. Andre Vasquez.[52]

Maryland
  • Baltimore – On June 12, protesters painted "Defund the Police" on Gay Street in front of Baltimore City Hall.[53] On June 21, residents painted "Black Lives Matter" in red along South Linwood Avenue at Patterson Park.[54]
  • Cambridge – On June 16, local artists began painting "Black Lives Matter" along Race Street near the Harriet Tubman Museum. The mural is expected to last about a year.[55][56]
  • Salisbury – "Black Lives Matter" was painted in blue, yellow, and green (the City of Salisbury's colors) along a Broad Street sidewalk. Broad Street was renamed to Black Lives Matter Boulevard on June 19.[57]

Michigan
  • Detroit – On June 17, local artists and students painted "Power to the People" in black and white along Woodward Avenue.[58]
  • Flint – On June 14, several community organizations painted "Black Lives Matter!" on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.[59]
  • Jackson – On June 14, "Black Lives Matter" was painted in Pan-African colors along High Street near Elnora Moorman Plaza and a house listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book.[60] "Black Lives Matter" was also painted in yellow along West Washington Avenue.[61]
  • Kalamazoo – On June 19, "Black Lives Matter" was painted along the center turn lane of Rose Street.[62]
  • Lansing – A local activist painted "Black Lives Matter" in 4-foot-tall (1.2 m), yellow and white lettering along Capitol Avenue.[63]

Mississippi
  • Hattiesburg – On June 12, residents painted "Black Lives Matter" along Mobile Street using temporary yellow paint.[64]
  • Moss Point – On June 20, officials painted "Black Lives Matter" and the movement's fist logo on the street in front of city hall.[65]

Missouri
  • Florissant – From June 19 to 21, activists attempted three times to paint "Black Lives Matter" in 12-foot-tall (3.7 m) white lettering along North Lindbergh Boulevard in front of the police department, but the city painted over the mural and arrested two activists for violating a local ordinance against street painting.[66][67]

New Jersey
  • Highland Park – On June 18, volunteers painted "Black Lives Matter" on South 5th Avenue across from the police and fire departments and borough hall.[68]
  • Newark – On June 27, a stretch of Halsey Street was painted with "Black Lives Matter".[69]
  • Elizabeth – On August 2, a "Black Lives Matter" mural at MLK Plaza across from City Hall was dedicated, with George Floyd’s brother, Terrence Floyd, and Eric Garner’s mother, Gwendolyn Carr, in attendance.[70]

New York
Manhattan, New York City
  • Albany – A community advocacy group painted "Black Lives Matter" in yellow along Lark Street, one of the city's busiest streets.[71] Albany Common Council renamed Livingston Park to Black Lives Matter Park.[72]
  • Buffalo – A proposed resolution in Buffalo Common Council would rename a street in the city to "Black Lives Matter Way".[73]
  • New York City – On June 9, Mayor Bill De Blasio announced plans to rename and paint in each of the five boroughs of New York City in honor of Black Lives Matter in consultation with city leaders, advocates and the City Council. He stated "It's time to do something officially representing this city to recognize the power of the fundamental idea of Black Lives Matter, the idea that so much of American history has wrongly renounced, but now must be affirmed."[74][75][76] On June 14, volunteers painted "Black Lives Matter" in yellow along Fulton Street in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.[77] The second mural was painted on June 19 along Richmond Terrace on the North Shore of Staten Island between the borough hall and a police precinct.[78] Murals will also be painted along 153rd Street in the Jamacia neighborhood of Queens, Center Street in Manhattan, and Morris Avenue in the Bronx.[79] Two additional murals were planned for Manhattan, including one on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower, reminiscent of the original mural in front of the White House.[80] The plan for Fifth Avenue was criticized by Donald Trump, as he called it a "symbol of hate" and criticized Blasio for defunding the police by 1 billion dollars while authorizing the mural.[81][82] The mural on Fifth Avenue was painted on July 9, 2020, with help from Mayor de Blasio and members of the Central Park Five.[83][84]
  • Nyack – On June 19, "Black Lives Matter" and the movement's fist logo were painted in the pan-African colors in tempera paint along Main Street.[85]
  • Oswego – On June 14, the State University of New York at Oswego painted "Black Lives Matter" in yellow in front of Sheldon Hall.[86]
  • Rochester – On June 11, volunteers painted "Black Lives Matter" along Court Street in blue, 37 1⁄2-foot-tall (11.4 m) lettering with the Black Lives Matter movement's fist logo on one end and Rochester's Flower City logo on the other end.[87]
  • Schenectady – On June 23, "Black Lives Matter" was painted in yellow along Jay Street in front of the city hall.[88]
  • Syracuse – A local attorney obtained a permit to paint "Black Lives Matter" on a street in front of the city hall.[89]

North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Asheville – On June 21, protesters painted "Defund the Police" in yellow along Spruce Street in front of the police department. On June 22, the city washed away the mural.[90]
  • Charlotte – On June 9, "Black Lives Matter" was painted on South Tryon Street. By June 12, it had been vandalized with skid marks.[91]
  • Fayetteville – "Black Lives Do Matter" and "End Racism Now" will be painted on the street encircling the Market House.[92]
  • Raleigh – A dozen volunteers painted "End Racism Now" in yellow on a street near the Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh.[93]

Ohio
Cincinnati
  • Akron – On June 18, "Black Lives Matter" was painted with permanent paint along Howard Street, near the site of the fatal shooting of a recent high school graduate, Na'Kia Crawford, the previous Sunday.[94]
  • Cincinnati – Local artists painted "Black Lives Matter!" on Plum Street in front of Cincinnati City Hall. Seventeen local artists were each assigned a letter and up to seven assistants. The Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio raised over $100,000 for the project, with proceeds going to a local art group. The mural is expected to last until 2025.[95][96]
  • Cleveland – On June 20, local artists painted "Black Lives Matter" temporarily along East 93rd Street as part of the Elevate the East art project.[97]

Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma City – "Black Voices" and "Black Lives Matter" were painted on streets in Downtown and Northeast Oklahoma City, respectively.[98]
  • Tulsa – Overnight on June 19, "Black Lives Matter" was painted in yellow along Greenwood Avenue in the Greenwood District.[99]

Oregon
  • Eugene – On June 18, local artists with the Eugene BIPOC Art Collective painted "Black Lives Matter" in yellow lettering with black handprints along 8th Avenue downtown in front of the Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse.[100] That night, the mural was defaced with tire tracks. Over the following days a suspect was identified, and the artists & community added to the mural, incorporating the tracks into the design by covering them with handprints all colors of the rainbow.[101]

Pennsylvania
  • Philadelphia – A pastor had "End Racism Now" painted in yellow on a street in the Fishtown neighborhood. City crews tried unsuccessfully to remove it.[102]

South Carolina
  • Spartanburg – On June 20, volunteers painted "Black Lives Matter" along West Broad Street.[103]

Texas
Austin

Vermont
  • Montpelier – On June 13, hundreds of volunteers painted "Black Lives Matter" in yellow on the street in front of the Vermont State House. The mural was vandalized the following day.[110]

Washington

Wisconsin
  • Madison – On June 8, protesters painted "Defund Police" in yellow along Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard downtown.[112]
  • Milwaukee – On June 19, "Black Lives Matter" was painted in yellow along North Martin Luther King Junior Drive adjacent to a police station in the Harambee neighborhood.[113] Much of the mural washed away in a thunderstorm the following day.[114]

Other countries
Toronto

Similar street murals have also been painted outside the United States:

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