Where once the bold yellow letters of Black Lives Matter shone brightly on the asphalt of 16th Street in the US capital, there are now SUVs. The lettering was removed in March after Republicans in Congress threatened to cut off federal funding to Washington.

Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the ripple effects of that summer are still being felt to this day

The BriefThe mural is expected to be a popular destination as the city prepares to mark the 5-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.Local artists created the iconic image on the side of a building at the corner where Floyd was killed.