This Black church sued the Proud Boys and won its trademark

(3 Apr 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 2 March 2025
1. Panning exterior of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church
2. Rev. William Lamar IV preaching
3. Congregation responding and clapping

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 1 March 2025
++SOT PARTIALLY COVERED++
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. William Lamar IV, Metropolitan AME Church:
"We will be unrelenting in pursuing justice. And it is not just for Metropolitan."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 2 March 2025
5. Congregants arriving at church
6. Exterior of Metropolitan AME Church

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Salem, Oregon – 7 September 2020
7. STILL A protester carrying a Proud Boys banner

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 2 March 2025
8. Pan of the BLM sign outside of Metropolitan

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 12 December 2020
9. STILL Trump supporters wearing Proud Boys attire attend a rally at Freedom Plaza

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 1 March 2025
++SOT PARTIALLY COVERED++
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. William Lamar IV, Metropolitan AME Church:
"The act of destroying these signs was not just alcohol lubricated, infantile frat boy stuff. The larger part of it is this is political intimidation."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 2 March 2025
11. Congregants worshipping

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 1 March 2025
++COVERED++
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. William Lamar IV, Metropolitan AME Church:
"This is a softer version of cross burning. Designed to keep us quiet."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 2 March 2025
13. Metropolitan choir singing
14. Congregants worshipping
15. Various of Metropolitan choir singing

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 1 March 2025
++PARTIALLY COVERED++
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. William Lamar IV, Metropolitan AME Church:
"What they didn’t realize is that we come from a tradition of people who have never accepted that. We have never accepted this violence. We came here fighting. We’ve stayed here fighting. We’ll continue to fight."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 2 March 2025
17. Congregants worshipping
18. Rev. Lamar preaching

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 10 December 2024
19. STILLS Documentation of judges ruling in lawsuit

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 20 January 2025
20. STILL President Trump holding executive order pardoning Jan. 6 rioters

ASSOCIATED PRESS
West Palm Beach, Florida – 17 February 2025
21. STILL President Trump waving to supporters gathered for a Presidents Day rally as former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gives a thumbs-up

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 2 March 2025
++SOT PARTIALLY COVERED++
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaleelah Harris, Metropolitan AME Church member:
"Initially, I was a little nervous about it. I just hope nothing, they don’t touch the church. That was my main concern.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 14 November 2024
23. STILL Proud Boys members attend a march for President Donald Trump

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 2 March 2025
24. Wide of congregation in worship
++COVERED++
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaleelah Harris, Metropolitan AME Church member:
"As overwhelming as this all has been, we have no choice. That’s the legacy of our church. We are an AME church. And we’re around the corner from the White House. I think if we didn’t address anything, didn’t do anything, and didn’t fight, it’s a waste of real estate."
26. Congregants singing
27. African American Heritage Hymnal in a pew at Metropolitan
28. Sign outside of Metropolitan AME Church

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 3 March 2025

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