5 years since George Floyd murder, Black lives still matter – DW – 05/24/2025

Written by on May 25, 2025

Where once the bold yellow letters of Black Lives Matter shone brightly on the asphalt of 16th Street in the US capital, there are now SUVs. The lettering was removed in March after Republicans in Congress threatened to cut off federal funding to Washington.

Keyonna Jones, one of the artists who painted the letters, told DW that this did not lessen the impact . . .



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