The boys—formerly known as the “Proud Boys”—just took a legal beating they won’t forget. A Washington, D.C. judge ruled that the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church now owns the trademark they once used to spread their hate-filled agenda. The decision comes after these thugs attacked the church in 2020, vandalizing its Black Lives Matter sign and stomping on it in a pathetic display of ignorance.
The ruling upholds a $2.8 million default judgment, forcing the boys to cough up money to cover the damages they caused. Even better? They can’t slap their disgraceful name on anything—no merch, no branding, nothing—without the church’s approval. Any profit from their former name will now go directly to the church they tried to intimidate.
Rev. William H. Lamar IV, the church’s leader, made it clear that justice is being served. “The Church has a long history of standing up for justice and against all forms of hate. We are determined to hold the [boys] accountable, and we will continue this fight.”
Meanwhile, their disgraced leader Enrique Tarrio—who’s been reduced to ranting online from behind bars—lashed out, calling for an audit of the church. He whined on X (formerly Twitter), claiming, “This church has engaged in a campaign of harassment and falsehoods, evidenced by their every filed motion.”
Sorry, Enrique, but the courts disagree. In 2023, a judge described the group’s 2020 attack as ‘highly orchestrated,’ ‘hateful,’ and ‘overtly racist.’
Oh, and speaking of failure, Tarrio—who was serving 22 years for his role in the January 6 Capitol attack—was just pardoned by Trump in a last-ditch attempt to rewrite history.
But here’s the real takeaway: The boys have been legally stripped of their name and forced to pay up, ensuring the Black church they tried to silence will benefit from their downfall. What once symbolized hate is now in the hands of the very people they tried to target.
Talk about poetic justice.
