One of those people was R. B. Culbreth. As pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church (today Capitol Hill Baptist Church) in Washington, DC, Culbreth pastored a congregation that, like many Southern ...

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., made history this year: Thanks to a lawsuit, the church controls the trademark to the far-right group known as the Proud Boys.

DC’s historic Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church won the Proud Boys’ trademarks in February. Now it’s selling merchandise that repurposes the far-right group’s logo. For only $20, you can ...

Metropolitan AME Church invites the community to join in honoring the legacy and impact of the Black Press in America at Black Press Sunday on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM. This special event ...

WASHINGTON ‒ A historic Black church's recent court victory against the Proud Boys could spur others to also challenge far-right extremist groups, according to several faith leaders, civil ...

by Phylicia Ashley , Washington, DC Bureau Report Mon, February 10th 2025 at 5:23 PM Updated Mon, February 10th 2025 at 7:55 PM 3 VIEW ALL PHOTOS ...

By The Associated Press A Washington police vehicle sits outside the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge ...

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.

A judge has awarded a historic Black church in Washington control over the Proud Boys trademark after the far-right group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment. The ruling in D.C. Superior Court ...

The Proud Boys 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.

Rev. William H. Lamar IV, pastor of the Metropolitan AME Church, told CBS MoneyWatch: "If they thought we would be afraid, they were wrong. There are many people with us and who stand with us.