Iconic Black Lives Matter Mural in DC Is Being Drilled Away

Black Lives Matter Plaza in 2020.Photographer: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

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By Anna Kitanaka

March 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM UTC

Drilling has started on the iconic Black Lives Matter mural in Washington, DC.

The bold yellow letters were painted on a street leading to the White House in the midst of the nationwide protests over the murder of George Floyd by a White police officer in 2020. The mural became a symbol of solidarity against racism and police brutality, and the area was renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza.