GOP bill seeks to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza after Charlie Kirk
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., after assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Why it matters: The bill is part of a Republican frenzy to posthumously honor Kirk, who has already had a California street named after him and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The House and Senate both passed resolutions honoring Kirk’s “life and legacy” in September, shortly after he was killed.
A Republican lawmaker in Florida has introduced a bill to designate Oct. 14, Kirk’s birthday, as “Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance.”
Driving the news: Mace unveiled a three-page bill that would re-designate the two blocks of 16th street leading to the White House as “Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza.”
During the 2020 George Floyd protests, the street was painted with large yellow letters reading “BLACK LIVES MATTER,” with the D.C. council voting later that year to permanently name the space “Black Lives Matter Plaza.”
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