Huge letters, “Black Lives Matter,” were inscribed in yellow paint on Thursday on New York’s Fifth Avenue roadway, just in front of the Trump Tower, the headquarters of the Trump Organization.
Mayor Bill de Blasio joined dozens of people to paint the three words with a roller on the asphalt Thursday morning, drawing hundreds of spectators.
“Our city doesn’t just paint words on Fifth Avenue. We care about the meaning of the message,” he tweeted.
Last week, US President Donald Trump criticized New York City’s plans to paint the slogan, calling it on Twitter a “symbol of hate.”
In response to Mr. Trump’s tweet, the mayor of New York City said the slogan painted in giant letters is meant to pay tribute to the black community that helped build Fifth Avenue and “much of it. of this nation “.
The giant inscription is one of five that will be created in every neighborhood of the city following the tragic death of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis in May, which sparked national protests against racial injustice and police brutality.
“I ask all New Yorkers to realize the importance of this moment. New York City is saying loud and clear, clearly and consistently that black lives matter and that we will back this belief with countless actions. “, declared Mr. De Blasio during a press briefing in mid-June, when he announced the plan of realization of the giant inscriptions of the slogan” Black Lives Matter “.
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