The move comes as congressional Republicans threaten to revoke federal funding if the plaza is not repainted and renamed.

Washington D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza will soon have the iconic yellow letters painted over and be renamed, Mayor Muriel ...

DDOT has announced plans to reconstruct Black Lives Matter Plaza, a move that will temporarily close sections of 16th Street ...

The nation's capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the ...

The nation's capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the ...

The "reconstruction" will start on Monday and will take between six to eight weeks to paint over, according to DDOT.

Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., will be getting removed and its ground mural is set to be painted ...

A House Republican introduced legislation Monday that, if passed, would require DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to rename Black Lives ...

Washington, D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House will be renamed due to funding cut threats.

The District will make changes to the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White ...

Black Lives Matter Plaza will be redesigned with new murals by local artists. The change is part of D.C.'s America 250 mural ...

A spokesperson for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed to NBC Washington that the Black Lives Matter Plaza will be rennamed.