Guide to Black Lives Matter Plaza | Washington DC

Nationwide protests against police brutality, spurred on by the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, took place throughout the summer of 2020 and served as the inspiration for Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Beginning in late-May, thousands of peaceful protesters took to the streets of DC to join in the outcry. On June 1, 2020, peaceful demonstrators many of whom were from DC were met with violence and tear gas by federal forces between Lafayette Park and St. Johns Church, near the current site of the plaza.

Four days later, the Black Lives Matter mural was unveiled across the plaza where protesters had gathered, commissioned by Mayor Bowser and completed by the DC Public Works Department with the assistance of the MuralsDC program.

Bowser also announced the official renaming of the segment of 16th Street NW, which was made permanent by the DC City Council in October 2020.Black Lives Matter Plaza is a permanent installation in Washington, DC.

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Guide to Black Lives Matter Plaza | Washington DC