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DC judge gives control of Proud Boys’ trademark to Black church attacked by far-right group
The Proud Boys lost control of their trademarked name on Monday after a judge in Washington, DC, ruled that it be handed over to a Black church that was attacked by members of the far-right group four years ago.
Black church vandalized by Proud Boys hopes to use attention for social justice
We intend to take that evil and use it for good,’ says pastor of Metropolitan AME Church, which was awarded trademark of group that vandalized it.
'Proud Boys' Name Now Belongs to Black Church They Vandalized
Proud Boy members destroyed a Black Lives Matter sign on the church grounds during a pro-Trump 'Stop The Steal' event.
DC Reverend speaks to 7News after Black church wins extremist Proud Boys trademark
Reverend William Lamar IV showed 7News where the right-wing- extremist attacked his church in 2020. “It took effort, ripped it down, tore it while chanting all types of vile racist stuff,” Lamar said. “I was determined to put back up the sign bigger and blacker because we still stand for this and continue to stand for this.”
Black church in DC that was vandalized by the Proud Boys gains control over the group’s trademark
The Proud Boys has lost the trademark to their name and logos after a Washington D.C. judge gave the rights to an historic Black church vandalized by the far-right group's members in 2020.
Proud Boys lose name's trademark to members of Black Washington church. Florida leader reacts
The trademark for the name and symbols of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys is now owned by a Black church in Washington, D.C.
Black D.C. church vandalized by Proud Boys awarded control of group’s name
The ruling effectively prohibits Proud Boys chapters from legally using their own name or typical symbols without the permission of the Metropolitan AME Church.
Judge gives Proud Boys’ trademark to historic Black church
CNN’s Laura Coates speaks with Metropolitan A.M.E. Church Pastor William H. Lamar IV after his church was awarded the trademark to the Proud Boys name to satisfy a legal judgment against the group stemming from a 2020 act of vandalism.
Proud Boys lose their trademark ownership to a Black church they vandalized, court rules
Court rules Metropolitan AME Church owns Proud Boys' trademark after the group fails to pay $2.8 million judgment.
DC church vandalized by the Proud Boys gains control over the group’s trademark
A judge recently awarded a historic Black church in Washington, D.C. control over the Proud Boys trademark after the far-right group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment.
D.C. pastor hopeful and resolute after church awarded Proud Boys' trademark
The Proud Boys' trademark now legally belongs to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rev. William Lamar IV about what comes next.
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