Officials in Hempstead are showing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement today.

Hempstead's Main Street is officially being named "Black Lives Matter Way" this afternoon.

Black Lives Matter will also be painted along Main Street in yellow traffic paint with the help of village officials, law enforcement and religious leaders.

The Village has the largest African American population on Long Island, and says this will be the first street on the island to be renamed for Black Lives Matter.

The renaming ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. today at the corner of Nichols Court and Main Street.