Almost five years, a huge lettering near the White House reminded of the death of African American George Floyd in a brutal police operation – now the demolition work has started. Among the eyes of camera crews and photographers, construction workers and excavators began to remove the lettering “Black Lives Matter” (black life).
The Democratic Mayor of Washington, Muriel Bowser, had banned the pressure of Republicans. A member of the congress recently brought in a draft law in which threatened to delete funds to the US capital should not remove the letters and rename the place.
Mayor Muriel Bowser said a few days ago that Washington is currently worried than such fights. The economic survival of the capital is crucial. Washington is affected by the government of US President Donald Trump, among other things, by massive personnel cuts in ministries and authorities.
As part of the America-2550 project, with the 250th anniversary of the United States, there are plans for new murals anyway, says Bowser. In the broadcaster NPR, she said the place would develop again. Trump also asked Bowser to remove several homeless camps in the city. This also started.
The mayor tries not to raise Trump against himself. Because special regulations apply to Washington. The US capital has a special status – the city was managed directly by the congress for a long time. Limited self -government has existed since 1973. However, the congress keeps the top control: all laws that the city council adopts can be checked and canceled by the congress.
