The move has incurred criticism from the BLM D.C. organization.
"There was a dispute this week about whose street it is, and Mayor Bowser wanted to make it abundantly clear whose street it is and honor the peaceful demonstrators who assembled Monday night," Bowser's Chief of Staff John Falcicchio told theThat said, the move has also incurred criticism from the Black Lives Matter D.C. organization, who urged Bowser to instead focus her efforts on decreasing the budget for the city's police force.
"This is a performative distraction from real policy changes. Bowser has consistently been on the wrong side of BLMDC history," the organization tweeted on Friday."This is to appease white liberals while ignoring our demands. Black Lives Matter means defund the police." This is a performative distraction from real policy changes. Bowser has consistently been on the wrong side of BLMDC history. This is to appease white liberals while ignoring our demands. Black Lives Matter means defund the police.
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