A church installs a Black Lives Matter banner ahead of pro-Trump protests in Washington, DC
A Washington, DC, church unveiled a massive Black Lives Matter banner Wednesday morning to take a stand against violence just hours before a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol.
The National City Christian Church erected the 16-foot banner ahead of protests over Congress certifying the election for President-elect Joe Biden.
“As followers of Jesus Christ, we reject the president’s call to violence and continue to proclaim that Black Lives Matter,” the church’s interim senior minister, Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, said in a statement Tuesday.
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