February 6, 2025

Black church gains power over Proud Boys

MSNBC -During a violent demonstration on Dec. 12, 2020, members of the Proud Boys vandalized a “Black Lives Matter” flag belonging to Metropolitan AME Church, a historically Black church. Members of the group stole the flag and stomped on it while chanting, “Whose streets? Our streets.”...

In 2023, Metropolitan AME won a $2.8 million default judgment against the group for its destruction of its sign. After the Proud Boys failed to pay, the church pivoted its focus to the group’s trademark. Per a ruling this week from Superior Court Judge Tanya M. Jones Bosier, if the Proud Boys want to sell anything bearing the group’s name or symbols, they need to get approval from the church. 

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