"Black Lives Matter" is seen painted on 16th Street in Washington D.C. (Credit: @MurielBowser/Twitter)

Washington D.C.’s mayor decided to pay tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement by renaming a street in the organization’s honor and emblazoning the phrase on the road.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser contacted painters early Friday morning to paint “BLACK LIVES MATTER” in big, bold yellow letters across the road, spanning two blocks of 16th Street.

A section of the street, which leads southward straight to the White House, was renamed “Black Lives Matter Plaza” with a new street sign.

Bowser spoke with reporters outside of St. John’s Episcopal Church next to Lafayette Park where she said that she and DC Council members wanted to showcase peace.

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