Black Lives Matter Plaza
in D.C. to become permanent
art installation: Mayor Bowser
Posted By: Ribicon, 5/8/2021 2:59:28 PM
Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington will soon became a permanent art installation, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser stated this week, nearly a year since it first came to fruition. Ms. Bowser, a Democrat, told The Washington Post on Thursday that efforts are underway to enhance the two-block stretch of 16th Street NW that she designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza last June. “In fact, right now we’re undergoing a process to make the installation more permanent with lighting and landscaping and all the things that you expect in an iconic art installation,” said Ms. Bowser.
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A special day for MLK is not enough. A special month of recognition is not enough. A special museum in DC honoring their manifold accomplishments is not enough. Streets in every town in the land named after MLK and communist agitator Rosa Parks are not enough. Special set-asides in hiring and school admissions are not enough, welfare programs are not enough. There's one race that cannot succeed in the modern world without outside assistance (that in turn is met with resentment and scorn); will this latest condescending gesture fix that?