Crews have begun work to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House. D ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Starlette Thomas remembers coming down almost daily to the intersection of 16th and H streets, to protest police brutality and systemic racial iniquities during the summer of 2020.

Thomas discretely secured a chunk of pavement and said holding it made her feel conflicted. “To walk away with a piece of that, it means it’s not gone,” she said. “It’s more than brick ...

Tears roll down the face of Starlette Thomas, of Bowie ... it means it's not gone. It's more than brick and mortar." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ...

To walk away with a piece of that, it means it's not gone. It's more than brick and mortar." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) — Starlette Thomas remembers coming down almost daily to the ...

More Than Brick and Mortar:' DC Begins Removing 'Black Lives Matter' Plaza Near the White House WASHINGTON (AP) — Starlette Thomas remembers coming down almost daily to the intersection of 16th ...