Summary
Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a bill to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., after conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The bill is part of a broader effort by Republicans to honor Kirk, who was recently killed. It is unclear if this bill will pass in Congress.
Key Facts
- Nancy Mace is a representative from South Carolina.
- The proposal aims to rename the plaza as "Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza."
- Charlie Kirk was a conservative activist who was assassinated.
- Republicans have previously named a California street after Kirk and honored him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- A bill in Florida proposes to make Kirk's birthday, October 14, a day of remembrance.
- The original naming of Black Lives Matter Plaza happened during the 2020 George Floyd protests.
- Mace's bill requires at least two street signs with the new name.
- The bill's future in Congress is uncertain, needing Democratic support in the Senate.
