diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index c0fdb72acfb..ac1c1845fb2 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ githubWebsiteRaw = "raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/website"
 # GitHub repository link for editing a page and opening issues.
 github_repo = "https://github.com/kubernetes/website"
 
-# param for displaying an announcement block on every page.
-# See /i18n/en.toml for message text and title.
-announcement = true
-announcement_bg = "#000000" #choose a dark color – text is white
-
 #Searching
 k8s_search = true
 
diff --git a/i18n/en.toml b/i18n/en.toml
index 899ffdd4bf2..c6f24f8e2e4 100644
--- a/i18n/en.toml
+++ b/i18n/en.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 # i18n strings for the English (main) site.
 # NOTE: Please keep the entries in alphabetical order when editing
-[announcement_title]
-other = "Black lives matter."
-
-[announcement_message]
-other = "We stand in solidarity with the Black community.<br/>Racism is unacceptable.<br/> It conflicts with the [core values of the Kubernetes project](https://git.k8s.io/community/values.md) and our community does not tolerate it."
-
 [caution]
 other = "Caution:"