Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=SDWM4CInVjh Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter DC artist helped paint BLM Plaza: ‘Grateful to have been a part of history’ [aC0KgGGGptn] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT Standing in the middle of 16th Street Northwest in the Black Lives Matter Plaza, Keyonna Jones, one of the artists involved with painting that promenade back in 2020 recounted showing up in the middle of the night “like ninjas” and getting to work. The District will be changing the mural after proposed legislation demanded the painting be removed or the city would risk losing federal funding. Jones said she’s grateful for having been involved with that kind of project, but she also understands the reality of the situation and the threats of federal funding cuts the city was facing. (🎥: WTOP/Jimmy Alexander & John Domen) yuSy26JFwOh nlQ6y8n67Ng 7ZdUUXb0vzp uW3jjS7dHS7 ZevMFaR0f50
Standing in the middle of 16th Street Northwest in the Black Lives Matter Plaza, Keyonna Jones, one of the artists involved with painting that promenade back in 2020 recounted showing up in the middle of the night “like ninjas” and getting to work. The District will be changing the mural after proposed legislation demanded the painting be removed or the city would risk losing federal funding. Jones said she’s grateful for having been involved with that kind of project, but she also understands the reality of the situation and the threats of federal funding cuts the city was facing. (🎥: WTOP/Jimmy Alexander & John Domen) yuSy26JFwOh nlQ6y8n67Ng 7ZdUUXb0vzp uW3jjS7dHS7 ZevMFaR0f50