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Last edited Fri Jun 5, 2020, 01:29 PM - Edit history (1)
Washington DC paints a giant 'Black Lives Matter' message on the road to the White House
By AJ Willingham, CNN
Updated 9:28 AM ET, Fri June 5, 2020
(CNN)Washington DC is painting a message in giant, yellow letters down a busy DC street ahead of a planned protest this weekend: BLACK LIVES MATTER.
The massive banner-like project spans two blocks of 16th Street, a central axis that leads southward straight to the White House. Each of the 16 bold, yellow letters spans the width of the two-lane street, creating an unmistakable visual easily spotted by aerial cameras and virtually anyone within a few blocks.
The painters were contacted by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and began work early Friday morning, the mayor's office told CNN.
Holy cow. The city of DC is out here on 16th street behind the White House painting BLACK LIVES MATTER onto the streets that it owns stretching all the way to k Street.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/us/black-lives-matter-dc-street-white-house-trnd/index.html
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UPDATED TO ADD:
https://www.popville.com/2020/06/vigil-against-racism-starts-at-545pm-on-16th-street-nw/
Voltaire2
(13,231 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,098 posts)Yellow, as in "chicken." With that fence around the White House, it needs to be known, henceforth, as "the Chicken Coop."
blaze
(6,384 posts)csziggy
(34,139 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,098 posts)I hope they have started a movement.
Lonestarblue
(10,117 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,498 posts)KY..............
fishwax
(29,149 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Many, many thanks to the mayor for getting this done.
Alex4Martinez
(2,198 posts)KS Toronado
(17,388 posts)Last edited Fri Jun 5, 2020, 01:34 PM - Edit history (1)
IronLionZion
(45,580 posts)City of DC has done similar things to shame the embassies of Russia and Saudi Arabia
LiberalArkie
(15,730 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,646 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)MineralMan
(146,339 posts)with toothbrushes and single-edge razor blades. That's the military way to clean things, I learned while serving in the USAF.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,789 posts)with a razor blade...most fun I ever had for 30 straight nights. Army was not different.
SeattleVet
(5,481 posts)burrowowl
(17,653 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Old Crow
(2,212 posts)Yonnie3
(17,500 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)love it
Yonnie3
(17,500 posts)crickets
(25,988 posts)The finishing touches per CNN:
👏👏👏
EndlessWire
(6,573 posts)Have been laughing myself silly over this! Thank you, DC!! Thank you. Mayor! Power to the People!
HAB911
(8,926 posts)grumpyduck
(6,275 posts)It's not nearly strong enough for that thing.
cate94
(2,816 posts)Nevilledog
(51,237 posts)OverBurn
(963 posts)Karadeniz
(22,599 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,646 posts)What a great statement and idea! Thank you DC mayor!
stopwastingmymoney
(2,042 posts)slack-bot
(79 posts)... and can be viewed by satellite camera!
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/dc-mayor-trolls-trump-by-lighting-black-lives-matter-plaza-we-turned-on-the-night-light-for-him
calimary
(81,550 posts)SO cool! AWWWWWW she left the night light on for Baby Gate Man. I am really liking DC's mayor. She's a great and gutsy lady!
Delighted to be here!
calimary
(81,550 posts)I heard one commentator saying you can see it from space.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY COOL!!!
musicblind
(4,486 posts)And there's nothing Trump can do about it.
Before Donald sees this do yourself a favor. Take his phone, put in in your purse and stick it in the freezer.