The Mayor of Washington, DC, Just Had ‘Black Lives Matter’ Painted in 35-Foot-Wide Letters on the Protest Route Leading to the White House

A "BLACK LIVES MATTER" mural installed by the Washington, DC Department of Public Works. Courtesy of Nadia N. Aziz via Twitter.

The two-block stretch of road immediately north of the White House now bears a strong message to Washington, DC’s most infamous resident. Employees of the city, with the help of some demonstrators and local artists, deployed rollers and bright yellow paint to create a 35-foot mural emblazoned with the words “BLACK LIVES MATTER” on 16th Street NW.