Justice Wins!
The ownership of the Proud Boys' trademark is now in the hands of a Black church that the White supremacist group vandalized in 2020.
The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., was granted ownership of the group's trademark in a Feb. 3 ruling from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
The decision also gives the Metropolitan AME Church a lien on the trademark and the power to block the Proud Boys from using the trademark or selling licensed goods, like T-shirts or hats, without the church's approval.
The ruling stems from an incident on Dec. 12, 2020, when members of the hate group attacked the Metropolitan AME Church, destroying a "Black Lives Matters" sign.
A court ordered the Proud Boys to pay the church $2.8 million, money that the group has failed to pay.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio had been serving a 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy tied to his role in the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. However, he was recently pardoned by President Trump.
Please pray for protection for Metropolitan AME Church and all Black churches targeted for hate.
