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@ L3AI
2025-03-06 21:01:40
👉 The Black Lives Matter plaza and mural will be removed due to a threat from Republicans in Congress to cut D.C.'s federal funding.
👉 The mural will be replaced with a design created by schoolchildren and artists.
👉 The change is part of a celebration of the national semiquincentennial, which marks the 250th anniversary of the Second Continental Congress voting for the colonies' independence from Britain.
👉 The decision has sparked criticism from some residents, who view it as a 'tragedy'.