D.C. government dubs intersection where police cleared peaceful protesters 'Black Lives Matter Plaza'

Source: Politico | June 5, 2020 | Caitlin Oprysko

The designation from the District of Columbia comes after more than a week of protests over the death of George Floyd.

An intersection near the White House where federal law enforcement used chemical irritants and flash-bang grenades earlier this week to clear a peaceful demonstration against racial injustice has a new name: Black Lives Matter Plaza.

The designation from the District of Columbia’s government comes after more than a week of protests over the death of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who was killed in the custody of police last week.

The protests have in some instances turned violent, including last weekend in the District of Columbia, where an alphabet soup of federal and local law enforcement and military forces were called in to quell bouts of unrest and restore order.

Although more recent protests have remained mostly peaceful, the White House has grown increasingly fortified in recent days amid and effort to keep demonstrations away from the executive mansion. Protesters have nonetheless gathered near the White House every night this week in groups numbering in the thousands.

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