“We are acknowledging the truth of ourselves as Americans by saying ‘Black Lives Matter’. We are righting a wrong.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The newly painted Black Lives Matter outside Trump Tower. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesThe mayor announced the plan to paint “Black Lives Matter” in front of Trump Tower last month after earlier saying the slogan would be painted on streets at several locations around the city. De Blasio tweeted back that Black Lives Matter is “a movement to recognize and protect the lives of Black people”. Trump lived in Trump Tower before he took office as president but has spent little time there since.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2020 22:30 UTC