Black Lives Matter Plaza is a two-block-long pedestrian section of 16th Street NW in Downtown Washington, D. C. The plaza was renamed by Mayor Muriel Bowser on June 5, 2020, after the Department of Public Works painted the words ‘Black Lives matter’ in 35-foot-tall yellow capital letters. A group of religious organizations, including Warriors for Christ and Special Forces of Liberty, filed a federal lawsuit on June 12, 2020 against Bowser. The suit contends that Black Lives Matter is a ‘cult for secular humanism’ and a religious organization, and thus Bowser’s action of renaming the plaza an endorsement of a religion violating the separation of church and state.
About Black Lives Matter Plaza in brief
Black Lives Matter Plaza is a two-block-long pedestrian section of 16th Street NW in Downtown Washington, D. C. The plaza was renamed by Mayor Muriel Bowser on June 5, 2020, after the Department of Public Works painted the words ‘Black Lives matter’ in 35-foot-tall yellow capital letters. A group of religious organizations, including Warriors for Christ and Special Forces of Liberty, filed a federal lawsuit on June 12, 2020 against Bowser over the renaming of the plaza.
The suit contends that Black Lives Matter is a ‘cult for secular humanism’ and a religious organization, and thus Bowser’s action of renaming the plaza an endorsement of a religion violating the separation of church and state. The naming of the street has been seen by many as not only a reaction to the protests but part of it.
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