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Guys, Give Navy a Rest. A Skeptic’s Guide to Wearing Color (and White Jeans) in 2025
Is your wardrobe a boring sea of black, navy and gray? It’s time to expand your hue horizons. Here, how to find shades that ...
“To Be Seen” Is A Powerful Portrait Of Black Queer Visibility
Curated by Jonathan Carver Moore, this new exhibition confronts the emotional and political cost of assimilation—and dares to ...
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Renames Intersection Near White House Black Lives Matter Plaza
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has an important message to share ... She also renamed the street in front of the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza,” a move that is likely to get the attention ...
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Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter ... on a street one block from the White House — is gone. Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington ...
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Black Lives Matter Plaza’s end — like its beginning — is a barometer of the times
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The nation’s capital city will remove the large ...
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Removing D.C.’s BLM Plaza doesn’t erase history
Bowser (D) is correct in removing the Black Lives Matter street art on 16th Street NW, which is within sight of the White House. And hats off to The Post for supporting Bowser’s actions.
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EDITORIAL: Bowser Yields to GOP Pressure on Black Lives Matter Plaza, But D.C. Still Likely a Target
FILE** A section of D.C.'s 16th Street NW near the White House was painted with the words "Black Lives Matter" on June 5, 2020. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer) Under a directive by D.C.
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‘More than brick and mortar:' DC begins removing ‘Black Lives Matter’ plaza near the White House
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Construction crews are dismantling the large ...
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser agrees to remove Black Lives Matter mural in nation’s capital
The nation’s capital city will remove the “Black Lives Matter” mural on a street one block from the White House as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser struggles to fend off threats of ...
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser explains plans to remove Black Lives Matter street mural: ‘We have bigger fish to fry’
Black Lives Matter Plaza near the city’s downtown and situated just north of The White House on 16th Street ... D.C.’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, spoke about the future of the mural and the ...
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D.C. mayor to remove Black Lives Matter Plaza amid pressure from White House
A spokesperson for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser ... to say the White House didn’t like it. In 2020, the two-block stretch of 16th Street NW north of the White House was designated as Black Lives ...
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D.C.’s Planned Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural Reflects Mayor’s Delicate Position
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision comes amid calls by the president and other Republicans for more federal control of the city. By Campbell Robertson and Tim Arango Campbell Robertson reported from ...