As the nation’s capital enters another day of protests over the killing of George Floyd and racial injustices nationwide, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will go dark for nine nights in a row starting tonight. The Kennedy Center says it will mark the roughly nine minutes that a Minneapolis police officer kneed Floyd in the neck as three other officers watched.

“We take a stand for George Floyd and for so many others who have lost their lives as a result of racial violence and bigotry,” the Kennedy Center wrote in a statement posted on Twitter. “Dimming the lights is a symbol. It is not the solution.”

The dimming follows similar actions to honor Floyd at other iconic buildings, such as New York City’s Empire State Building, which went dark Monday night. It also comes as the D.C. government is set to enforce a third curfew this week, starting at 7 p.m. this evening and lasting until 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. Residents, activists, and officials — both local and federal — are preparing for another night of demonstrations in response to the killings of Floyd and other unarmed black people in states around the country, including Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky. (Despite the curfew, voters may still cast ballots until 8 p.m. at 20 voting locations across the city for the District’s previously scheduled primary elections.)

The Kennedy Center isn’t the only major D.C. institution to respond in turn. The Washington Ballet said in an email to its followers Monday that it would pause classes Tuesday as part of a large-scale campaign of solidarity called Blackout Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Washington Nationals also changed their Twitter avatar to a black photo and posted a black photo for Blackout Tuesday. (The campaign has drawn some criticism for potentially drowning out black voices and activism on social media.)

In its statement, the Kennedy Center pledged that more black stories would be heard on its stages. The center’s leaders say they will soon announce initiatives to better serve and include black artists, audiences, and communities adding: “We know we can do better.”

“Ours is an expression of America’s grief and our solidarity with our Black audiences, artists, colleagues, and community,” the statement continues. “Black lives matter. Black voices matter. Black culture matters.”