Day care owner says sign with Black Lives Matter message vandalized three times – Washington Examiner

A day care owner in Virginia says her sign, which has a Black Lives Matter message on it, has been vandalized three times.

Kisha Roberts-Barnes of Brilliant Beginnings Learning Center in Virginia Beach told 13 News Now, a local ABC affiliate, the sign destruction only began after a BLM symbol was added to it.

On the sign, which was last torn down on Monday, a little cartoon girl is depicted wearing a T-shirt with the message "#BLM."

Roberts-Barnes said the sign was torn down and footprints could be seen on it. She also claimed that the sign has been destroyed two other times since January. In one instance, a photograph shows the sign ripped into pieces.

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The business owner said she was inspired to add the graphic after one of the children in her program came to the facility wearing a BLM T-shirt.

"She came with the shirt, and I thought it was commendable," she told the local news station in an interview published on Friday. "And it was the same time I was putting the sign together, and I decided to put her on the sign with the BLM shirt. I honestly didnt even expect anyone to see it."

"I thought it was beautiful, so I put it on our signs," she added. "But apparently, they dont think it was so beautiful."

Roberts-Barnes said she has spent $700 so far replacing the signs and plans to set up extra surveillance cameras. She has even contacted the Virginia Beach Police Department, according to the report.

"Were going to replace our sign, and we are going to continue to replace our sign," she said. "We are very proud of what it represents."

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The Washington Examiner reached out to the Virginia Beach Police Department for comment.

The owner also told the outlet that, a few years ago, someone wrote racial epithets on the day care's van.

"Diversity is a big deal for us," she said. "We dont describe our children based on the color of their skin, where they live, or what they do. We provide quality care for all children regardless of their race, and it's sad that the people who destroyed our sign, maybe they didnt go to a quality care center when they were little."

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