US judge awards Black church $US1 million after BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest
Washington DC, USAP A judge on Friday awarded more than $US1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington, DC, that sued the far-right Proud Boys for tearing down and burning a Black Lives Matter banner during a 2020 protest. Superior Court Associated Judge Neal A Kravitz also barred the extremist group and its leaders from coming […]
In the US, Proud Boys leader pleads guilty for burning church’s Black Lives Matter banner
RNS Proud Boys national leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio pleaded guilty to two charges on Monday, including the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner taken from Asbury United Methodist Church, a historic Black church in Washington, DC. Tarrio, 37, also pleaded guilty in the DC Superior Court to one count of attempted possession of a […]
Historic Black church in DC sues Proud Boys for destroying Black Lives Matter sign
Washington DC, USRNS A historic Black congregation in Washington, DC, is suing the group Proud Boys for destroying a church-owned Black Lives Matter sign last month, aiming to “hold the Proud Boys, its leadership, and certain…members accountable.” The lawsuit, which was filed in DC Superior Court on Monday, accuses the Proud Boys, an organisation the Southern […]
In the US, Journalist Gwen Ifill remembered with stamp at her Washington church
Washington DC, USRNS In the historic black church where she worshipped, the late journalist Gwen Ifill was remembered with a new Black Heritage stamp in a ceremony featuring dignitaries of the church, politics and journalism. Speakers at the event Thursday at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church took turns describing Ifill’s courage in defying expectations and […]