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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
(13,139 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)Yellow, as in "chicken." With that fence around the White House, it needs to be known, henceforth, as "the Chicken Coop."
blaze
(6,372 posts)csziggy
(34,137 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)I hope they have started a movement.
Lonestarblue
(10,063 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 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
(17,316 posts)Last edited Fri Jun 5, 2020, 01:34 PM - Edit history (1)
IronLionZion
(45,523 posts)City of DC has done similar things to shame the embassies of Russia and Saudi Arabia
LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)MineralMan
(146,328 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
(9,775 posts)with a razor blade...most fun I ever had for 30 straight nights. Army was not different.
SeattleVet
(5,478 posts)burrowowl
(17,645 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Old Crow
(2,212 posts)Yonnie3
(17,479 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)love it
Yonnie3
(17,479 posts)crickets
(25,983 posts)The finishing touches per CNN:
👏👏👏
EndlessWire
(6,562 posts)Have been laughing myself silly over this! Thank you, DC!! Thank you. Mayor! Power to the People!
HAB911
(8,911 posts)grumpyduck
(6,252 posts)It's not nearly strong enough for that thing.
cate94
(2,813 posts)Nevilledog
(51,194 posts)OverBurn
(957 posts)Karadeniz
(22,567 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,626 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
(81,450 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
(81,450 posts)I heard one commentator saying you can see it from space.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY COOL!!!
musicblind
(4,484 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.