The Proud Boys have been ordered to pay Metropolitan AME Church $2.8 million in damages for their trespassing and vandalism, with the judge seizing the Proud Boys’ name and trademark as restitution.
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Posted inCommentary
The plot to assassinate Black America
Donald Trump’s administration is facing criticism for its political assault on Black Americans, with White supremacists being appointed to key government positions and policies aimed at dismantling civil rights progress.
Posted inOPINION
Opinion: Black Vote Black Power: The plot to assassinate Black America
Donald Trump’s administration is targeting Black Americans with White supremacists and racist ideologies, erasing Black history and promoting myths of Black inferiority, while the Republican Party controls all three branches of government.
Posted inCivil Rights
AME church in DC that was vandalized by the Proud Boys gains control over the group’s trademark
A judge has awarded a historic Black church in Washington control over the Proud Boys trademark, allowing it to try to seize any money made from selling the group’s merchandise, after the far-right group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment.
Posted inU.S. Government
Civil lawsuit against president-elect continues to seek accountability for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
A group of Capitol Police officers are suing former President Trump and his campaign organization for allegedly inciting the violence on January 6, 2021, which they say they experienced during the attack.
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Ex-Washington police officer convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader
Retired Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond was convicted of obstructing justice and making false statements after leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, Enrique Tarrio, who was under investigation for burning a Black Lives Matter banner.
Posted inNational News
Univ. of South Carolina ‘roast’ of Kamala Harris slated for Sept. 18 despite public outrage
The NAACP has called on the University of South Carolina to cancel an upcoming event featuring right-wing extremist Gavin McInnes, who is set to roast Vice President Kamala Harris, due to the blatant sexist and racist nature of the event and the potential for violence on campus.